Tropical Lung Diseases
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Innate immune recognition is a second protective mechanism implicating immune cells and secreted mediators. Its under the control of cells carrying receptors for recognition of foreign antigens (PRRs: pathogen recognition receptors) such as macrophages, dendritic cells, neutrophils, mastocytes, epithelial cells, NK cells, and fibroblasts which can link mi‐ crobial structures (PAMPS: pathogen associated molecular patterns) for further destruc‐ tion (Ahnen DJ, 1985).
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