Dendritic Cells from Aged Subjects Display Enhanced Inflammatory Responses to Chlamydophila pneumoniae

• Päätekijät: Sangeetha Prakash (Tekijä), Sudhanshu Agrawal (Tekijä), Dandan Ma (Tekijä), Sudhir Gupta (Tekijä), Ellena M. Peterson (Tekijä), Anshu Agrawal (Tekijä)
• Aineistotyyppi: Kirja
• Julkaistu: Hindawi Limited, 2014-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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Chlamydophila pneumoniae (CPn) is a common respiratory pathogen that causes a chronic and persistent airway infection. The elderly display an increased susceptibility and severity to this infection. However, the underlying mechanisms are not well understood. Dendritic cells (DCs) are the initiators...