Sphingoid long chain bases prevent lung infection by Pseudomonas aeruginosa

Cystic fibrosis patients and patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, trauma, burn wound, or patients requiring ventilation are susceptible to severe pulmonary infection by Pseudomonas aeruginosa. Physiological innate defense mechanisms against this pathogen, and their alterations in lun...

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Main Authors: Pewzner-Jung, Yael, Tavakoli Tabazavareh, Shaghayegh, Grassmé, Heike, Becker, Katrin Anne, Japtok, Lukasz, Steinmann, Jörg, Joseph, Tammar, Lang, Stephan, Tuemmler, Burkhard, Schuchman, Edward H, Lentsch, Alex B, Kleuser, Burkhard, Edwards, Michael J, Futerman, Anthony H, Gulbins, Erich
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: Blackwell Publishing Ltd 2014
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4197866/