Sufficient production of geranylgeraniol is required to maintain endotoxin tolerance in macrophages
Endotoxin tolerance allows macrophages to produce large quantities of proinflammatory cytokines immediately after their contact with lipopolysaccharides (LPSs), but prevents their further production after repeated exposure to LPSs. While this response is known to prevent overproduction of proinflamm...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2013-12-01
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Series: | Journal of Lipid Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0022227520356947 |