PM(2.5)impairs macrophage functions to exacerbate pneumococcus-induced pulmonary pathogenesis

Chen, YW; Huang, MZ; Chen, CL; Kuo, CY; Yang, CY; Chuan, CN; Chen, YYM; Hsieh, CM; Wu, HY; Kuo, ML; Chiu, CH; Lai, CH

Lai, CH (corresponding author), Chang Gung Univ, Coll Med, Grad Inst Biomed Sci, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Taoyuan, Taiwan.; Lai, CH (corresponding author), Chang Gung Mem Hosp, Mol Infect Dis Res Ctr, Dept Pediat, Linkou, Taiwan.; Lai, CH (corresponding author), China Med Univ, Sch Med, Dept Microbiol, Taichung, Taiwan.; Lai, CH (corresponding author), Asia Univ, Dept Nursing, Taichung, Taiwan.

PARTICLE AND FIBRE TOXICOLOGY, 2020; 17 (1):

Abstract

Background Pneumococcus is one of the most common human airway pathogens that causes life-threatening infections. Ambient fine particulate matter (PM)......

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