Toll-like receptor 2 is expressed by alveolar epithelial cells type II and macrophages in the human lung

The ability of the host to recognize pulmonary invasion by pathogenic organisms and establish an appropriate host response to infection requires innate immune defense mechanisms. Early bacterial clearance in the lung is mediated by alveolar macrophages (AM) and polymorphonuclear neutrophils. Additio...

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