MyD88 deficiency markedly worsens tissue inflammation and bacterial clearance in mice infected with Treponema pallidum, the agent of syphilis.

by Adam C Silver, Dana W Dunne, Caroline J Zeiss, Linda K Bockenstedt, Justin D Radolf, Juan C Salazar, Erol Fikrig
Published 2013-01-01

Increased TLR4 expression and downstream cytokine production in immunosuppressed adults compared to non-immunosuppressed adults.

by Dana W Dunne, Albert Shaw, Linda K Bockenstedt, Heather G Allore, Shu Chen, Stephen E Malawista, Lin Leng, Yuka Mizue, Marta Piecychna, Lin Zhang, Virginia Towle, Richard Bucala, Ruth R Montgomery, Erol Fikrig
Published 2010-06-01