Mast Cells Impair Host Defense During Murine Streptococcus pneumoniae Pneumonia
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Mast cells impair host defense during murine Streptococcus pneumoniae pneumonia.
BACKGROUND Streptococcus pneumoniae is the most common causative pathogen in community-acquired pneumonia. Mast cells (MCs) are located mainly at the host-environment interface where they function as sentinels. OBJECTIVE Our goal was to study the role of MCs during pneumonia caused by S. pneumoniae. METHODS Lung tissue of patients who had died from pneumococcal pneumonia or a nonpulmonary c...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Journal of Infectious Diseases
سال: 2014
ISSN: 1537-6613,0022-1899
DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jiu285