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SUBMITTER: London NR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC2875996 | biostudies-literature | 2010 Mar
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
London Nyall R NR Zhu Weiquan W Bozza Fernando A FA Smith Matthew C P MC Greif Daniel M DM Sorensen Lise K LK Chen Luming L Kaminoh Yuuki Y Chan Aubrey C AC Passi Samuel F SF Day Craig W CW Barnard Dale L DL Zimmerman Guy A GA Krasnow Mark A MA Li Dean Y DY
Science translational medicine 20100301 23
The innate immune system provides a first line of defense against invading pathogens by releasing multiple inflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin-1beta and tumor necrosis factor-alpha, which directly combat the infectious agent and recruit additional immune responses. This exuberant cytokine release paradoxically injures the host by triggering leakage from capillaries, tissue edema, organ failure, and shock. Current medical therapies target individual pathogens with antimicrobial agents or ...[more]