A novel function of MUC18: amplification of lung inflammation during bacterial infection - Wu, Qun; Case, Stephanie R; Minor, Maisha N; Jiang, Di; Martin, Richard J; Bowler, Russell P; Wang, Jieru; Hartney, John; Karimpour-Fard, Anis; Chu, Hong Wei (The American journal of pathology, 2013)
Keywords: Adenoviridae - metabolism; Animals; Bacterial Infections - complications; Bacterial Infections - pathology; Bacterial Load; Bronchoalveolar Lavage; CD146 Antigen - genetics; CD146 Antigen - metabolism; Cytokines - biosynthesis; Female; Gene Expression Regulation; Gene Transfer Techniques; Humans; Inflammation Mediators - metabolism; Lung - microbiology; Lung - pathology; Macrophages, Alveolar - metabolism; Macrophages, Alveolar - pathology; Male; Mice; Middle Aged; Mycoplasma pneumoniae; Neutrophils - metabolism; Neutrophils - pathology; NF-kappa B - metabolism; Pneumonia - complications; Pneumonia - microbiology; Pneumonia - pathology; Pneumonia, Mycoplasma - microbiology; Pneumonia, Mycoplasma - pathology; Regular; RNA, Messenger - genetics; RNA, Messenger - metabolism; Toll-Like Receptor 2 - agonists; Toll-Like Receptor 2 - metabolism