Holding the Inflammatory System in Check: TLRs and Their Targeted Therapy in Asthma

• Main Authors: Zhiyong Dong (Author), Lingxin Xiong (Author), Weijie Zhang (Author), Peter G. Gibson (Author), Ting Wang (Author), Yanjiao Lu (Author), Guoqiang Wang (Author), Hui Li (Author), Fang Wang (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2016-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Inflammation is a complex biological response to detrimental stimuli and can be a double-edged sword. Inflammation plays a protective role in removing pathogenic factors, but dysregulated inflammation is associated with several major fatal diseases such as asthma, cancer, and cardiovascular diseases...