Chapter title |
Overview of Innate Lung Immunity and Inflammation
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Chapter number | 2 |
Book title |
Lung Innate Immunity and Inflammation
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Published in |
Methods in molecular biology, January 2018
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DOI | 10.1007/978-1-4939-8570-8_2 |
Pubmed ID | |
Book ISBNs |
978-1-4939-8569-2, 978-1-4939-8570-8
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Authors |
David W. H. Riches, Thomas R. Martin, Riches, David W. H., Martin, Thomas R. |
Abstract |
The nasal passages, conducting airways and gas-exchange surfaces of the lung, are constantly exposed to substances contained in the air that we breathe. While many of these suspended substances are relatively harmless, some, for example, pathogenic microbes, noxious pollutants, and aspirated gastric contents can be harmful. The innate immune system, lungs and conducting airways have evolved specialized mechanisms to protect the respiratory system not only from these harmful inhaled substances but also from the overly exuberant innate immune activation that can arise during the host response to harmful inhaled substances. Herein, we discuss the cell types that contribute to lung innate immunity and inflammation and how their activities are coordinated to promote lung health. |
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