Response of Differentiated Human Airway Epithelia to Alcohol Exposure and Klebsiella pneumoniae Challenge

Response of Differentiated Human Airway Epithelia to Alcohol Exposure and Klebsiella pneumoniae Challenge

Alcohol abuse has been associated with increased susceptibility to pulmonary infection. It is not fully defined how alcohol contributes to the host defense compromise. Here primary human airway epithelial cells were cultured at an air-liquid interface to form a differentiated and polarized epitheliu...

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Main Authors: Sammeta V. Raju, Richard G. Painter, Gregory J. Bagby, Steve Nelson, Guoshun Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2013-07-01
Series:Medical Sciences
Subjects:
alcohol
human airway epithelia
air-liquid interface culture
Klebsiella pneumoniae bacteria
epithelial barrier function
cytokines
adenosine receptor
Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/2076-3271/1/1/2

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