Scavenger receptors: role in innate immunity and microbial pathogenesis.
Accumulating evidence shows that many scavenger receptors (SR), including SR-A, MARCO and CD36, represent an important part of the innate immune defence by acting as pattern-recognition receptors, in particular against bacterial pathogens. Several SR are expressed on macrophages and dendritic cells,...
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Format: | Journal article |
Language: | English |
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2009
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