Alveolar Macrophages in the Resolution of Inflammation, Tissue Repair, and Tolerance to Infection

Pathogen persistence in the respiratory tract is an important preoccupation, and of particular relevance to infectious diseases such as tuberculosis. The equilibrium between elimination of pathogens and the magnitude of the host response is a sword of Damocles for susceptible patients. The alveolar...

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Main Authors: Benoit Allard, Alice Panariti, James G. Martin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2018-07-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2018.01777/full