Haemophilus influenzae infection drives IL-17-mediated neutrophilic allergic airways disease.

Haemophilus influenzae infection drives IL-17-mediated neutrophilic allergic airways disease.

A subset of patients with stable asthma has prominent neutrophilic and reduced eosinophilic inflammation, which is associated with attenuated airways hyper-responsiveness (AHR). Haemophilus influenzae has been isolated from the airways of neutrophilic asthmatics; however, the nature of the associati...

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Main Authors: Ama-Tawiah Essilfie, Jodie L Simpson, Jay C Horvat, Julie A Preston, Margaret L Dunkley, Paul S Foster, Peter G Gibson, Philip M Hansbro
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2011-10-01
Series:PLoS Pathogens
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/21998577/pdf/?tool=EBI

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