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Abstract
In this review, an overview of the host's innate immune response against Mycobacterium tuberculosis will be provided. In particular, M. tuberculosis interaction with Toll-like receptors (TLRs), lung surfactant proteins and the antimicrobial mechanisms in the macrophage will be discussed along with their importance in shaping adaptive immunity to tuberculosis infection.Entities:
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Year: 2009 PMID: 19799120 DOI: 10.1007/978-1-4419-0901-5_13
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Adv Exp Med Biol ISSN: 0065-2598 Impact factor: 2.622