Immunological Role of Lung Epithelial Cells
The respiratory tract is one of the main apparatus which is in daily contact with a wide variety of microorganisms, however, only on a few occasions is infection establish because of its innate immune response. Respiratory tract epithelial cells play a very important role in avoiding infectious agen...
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Universidad del Zulia,Facultad de Medicina,Departamento de Enfermedades Infecciosas y Tropicales,
2006-06-01T00:00:00Z.
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| Summary: | The respiratory tract is one of the main apparatus which is in daily contact with a wide variety of microorganisms, however, only on a few occasions is infection establish because of its innate immune response. Respiratory tract epithelial cells play a very important role in avoiding infectious agent colonization of the lungs, since this kind of cell can recognize microbial molecules through very specialized receptors such as Toll-like. Moreover these cells posses a broad variety of molecules which are related to local immunity. Respiratory tract epithelial cells are capable of producing several chemokines, antimicrobial peptides and other pro-inflammatory molecules. |
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| Item Description: | 0075-5222 2477-9628 |