Bacterial flagellin triggers cardiac innate immune responses and acute contractile dysfunction.

BACKGROUND: Myocardial contractile failure in septic shock may develop following direct interactions, within the heart itself, between molecular motifs released by pathogens and their specific receptors, notably those belonging to the toll-like receptor (TLR) family. Here, we determined the ability...

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Main Authors: Joelle Rolli, Nathalie Rosenblatt-Velin, Jianhui Li, Noureddine Loukili, Sandra Levrand, Pal Pacher, Bernard Waeber, François Feihl, Patrick Ruchat, Lucas Liaudet
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2938352?pdf=render