Binding of CXCL8/IL-8 to Mycobacterium tuberculosis Modulates the Innate Immune Response

• Main Authors: Agnieszka Krupa (Author), Marek Fol (Author), Bozena R. Dziadek (Author), Ewa Kepka (Author), Dominika Wojciechowska (Author), Anna Brzostek (Author), Agnieszka Torzewska (Author), Jaroslaw Dziadek (Author), Robert P. Baughman (Author), David Griffith (Author), Anna K. Kurdowska (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2015-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Interleukin-8 (IL-8) has been implicated in the pathogenesis of several human respiratory diseases, including tuberculosis (TB). Importantly and in direct relevance to the objectives of this report quite a few findings suggest that the presence of IL-8 may be beneficial for the host. IL-8 may aid wi...