The Role of BPIFA1 in Upper Airway Microbial Infections and Correlated Diseases

The mucosa is part of the first line of immune defense against pathogen exposure in humans and prevents viral and bacterial infection of the soft palate, lungs, uvula, and nasal cavity that comprise the ear-nose-throat (ENT) region. Bactericidal/permeability-increasing fold containing family A, memb...

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Main Authors: Yung-An Tsou, Min-Che Tung, Katherine A. Alexander, Wen-Dien Chang, Ming-Hsui Tsai, Hsiao-Ling Chen, Chuan-Mu Chen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Hindawi Limited 2018-01-01
Series:BioMed Research International
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2018/2021890