An Overview of Pathogen Recognition Receptors for Innate Immunity in Dental Pulp

• Main Authors: Ji-Hyun Jang (Author), Hee Woong Shin (Author), Jung Min Lee (Author), Hyeon-Woo Lee (Author), Eun-Cheol Kim (Author), Sang Hyuk Park (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Pathogen recognition receptors (PRRs) are a class of germ line-encoded receptors that recognize pathogen-associated molecular patterns (PAMPs). The activation of PRRs is crucial for the initiation of innate immunity, which plays a key role in first-line defense until more specific adaptive immunity...