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SUBMITTER: Smith CK
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1087459 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Apr
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Smith Chris K CK Kaiser Pete P Rothwell Lisa L Humphrey Tom T Barrow Paul A PA Jones Michael A MA
Infection and immunity 20050401 4
Campylobacter jejuni is a major cause of human inflammatory enteritis. During the course of human disease numerous proinflammatory cytokines are produced. Little is known, however, about the cytokine responses produced during the interaction of this bacterium with the avian host. Campylobacter has been considered a commensal of the avian host. Any differences in innate responses to this pathogen between the human and avian hosts should lead to a greater understanding of the disease process in hu ...[more]