Alveolar Epithelial Type II Cells Activate Alveolar Macrophages and Mitigate P. Aeruginosa Infection

Shibichakravarthy Kannan; Huang Huang; Drew Seeger; Aaron Audet; Yaoyu Chen; Canhua Huang; Hongwei Gao; Shaoguang Li; Min Wu

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0004891

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Alveolar Epithelial Type II Cells Activate Alveolar Macrophages and Mitigate P. Aeruginosa Infection

Shibichakravarthy Kannan,

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States of America
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Huang Huang,

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States of America
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Drew Seeger,

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States of America
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Aaron Audet,

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States of America
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Yaoyu Chen,

Affiliation Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Canhua Huang,

Affiliation State Key Laboratory for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Hongwei Gao,

Affiliation Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States of America
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Shaoguang Li,

Affiliation Division of Hematology/Oncology, Department of Medicine, University of Massachusetts Medical School, Worcester, Massachusetts, United States of America
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Min Wu

* E-mail: minwu@medicine.nodak.edu

Affiliations Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, University of North Dakota, Grand Forks, North Dakota, United States of America, State Key Laboratory for Biotherapy, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, China
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Alveolar Epithelial Type II Cells Activate Alveolar Macrophages and Mitigate P. Aeruginosa Infection

Shibichakravarthy Kannan,
Huang Huang,
Drew Seeger,
Aaron Audet,
Yaoyu Chen,
Canhua Huang,
Hongwei Gao,
Shaoguang Li,
Min Wu

Published: March 23, 2009
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0004891

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