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Review
. 2002 Mar;109(6):699-705.
doi: 10.1172/JCI15277.

Cytokines in innate host defense in the lung

Robert M Strieter  1 , John A Belperio, Michael P Keane
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Review

Cytokines in innate host defense in the lung

Robert M Strieter et al. J Clin Invest. 2002 Mar.
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Figures

Figure 1
Figure 1
The triumvirate of TLR, IL-1, and TNF signal transduction, activation, and translocation of NF-κB as the “master switch” for transactivation of a number of cytokine genes involved in mediating innate host defense. TNFR1, TNF receptor 1; TRADD, TNFR1-associated death domain; RIP, receptor-interacting protein.
Figure 2
Figure 2
The importance of the events related to recognition, recruitment, and removal of invading micro-organisms during the development of the innate host defense.
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