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SUBMITTER: Ichimura N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC4969507 | biostudies-literature | 2016
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Ichimura Naoya N Sato Megumi M Yoshimoto Akira A Yano Kouji K Ohkawa Ryunosuke R Kasama Takeshi T Tozuka Minoru M
Journal of lipids 20160719
High-density lipoprotein (HDL) is involved in innate immunity toward various infectious diseases. Concerning bacteria, HDL is known to bind to lipopolysaccharide (LPS) and to neutralize its physiological activity. On the other hand, cholesterol is known to play an important role in mycobacterial entry into host cells and in survival in the intracellular environment. However, the pathogenicity of Mycobacterium avium (M. avium) infection, which tends to increase worldwide, remains poorly studied. ...[more]