T4 phage and its head surface proteins do not stimulate inflammatory mediator production.

T4 phage and its head surface proteins do not stimulate inflammatory mediator production.

Viruses are potent activators of the signal pathways leading to increased cytokine or ROS production. The effects exerted on the immune system are usually mediated by viral proteins. Complementary to the progress in phage therapy practice, advancement of knowledge about the influence of bacteriophag...

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Main Authors: Paulina Miernikiewicz, Krystyna Dąbrowska, Agnieszka Piotrowicz, Barbara Owczarek, Justyna Wojas-Turek, Jagoda Kicielińska, Joanna Rossowska, Elżbieta Pajtasz-Piasecka, Katarzyna Hodyra, Katarzyna Macegoniuk, Kamila Rzewucka, Agnieszka Kopciuch, Tomasz Majka, Andrey Letarov, Eugene Kulikov, Henryk Maciejewski, Andrzej Górski
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3745418?pdf=render

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