Surfactant protein-D attenuates the lipopolysaccharide-induced inflammation in human intestinal cells overexpressing toll-like receptor 4
2016
Purpose
Necrotizing enterocolitis (NEC) is a devastating inflammatory disease of preterm infants that may depend on overexpression of toll-like receptor-4 (TLR4) in the immature intestine. Surfactant protein (SP)-D is a member of the collectin family and plays an important role in innate immunity, particularly in the airways. Although SP-D also exists in the intestines, little is known about its function. This study investigated whether SP-D can attenuate the inflammatory response of TLR4-overexpressing embryonal intestinal cells.
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