Lung Surfactant Lipids Provide Immune Protection Against Haemophilus influenzae Respiratory Infection

Lung Surfactant Lipids Provide Immune Protection Against Haemophilus influenzae Respiratory Infection

Non-typeable Haemophilus influenzae (NTHi) causes persistent respiratory infections in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), probably linked to its capacity to invade and reside within pneumocytes. In the alveolar fluid, NTHi is in contact with pulmonary surfactant, a lipoprote...

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Main Authors: Belén García-Fojeda, Zoe González-Carnicero, Alba de Lorenzo, Carlos M. Minutti, Lidia de Tapia, Begoña Euba, Alba Iglesias-Ceacero, Sonia Castillo-Lluva, Junkal Garmendia, Cristina Casals
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
nontypeable Haemophilus influenzae
pulmonary surfactant
phospholipids
alveolar epithelial cells
host-pathogen interaction
bacterial invasion
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2019.00458/full

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