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ABSTRACT:
INSTRUMENT(S): Scanning hardware
ORGANISM(S): Homo sapiens
DISEASE(S): chronic granulomatous disease
SUBMITTER: Karsten Hokamp
PROVIDER: E-FPMI-9 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Clinical immunology (Orlando, Fla.) 20080726 1
Chronic granulomatous disease is an immunodeficiency caused by an inability to produce reactive oxygen species. While the mechanism of hyper-sensitivity to infection is well understood in CGD, the basis for debilitating inflammatory disorders that arise in the absence of evident infection has not been fully explained. Herein it is demonstrated that resting and TLR-activated monocytes from individuals with CGD expressed significantly higher levels of inflammatory mediators than control cells; the ...[more]