Lipoteichoic Acid (LTA) and Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) from Periodontal Pathogenic Bacteria Facilitate Oncogenic Herpesvirus Infection within Primary Oral Cells

Lu Dai; Michael R. DeFee; Yueyu Cao; Jiling Wen; Xiaofei Wen; Mairi C. Noverr; Zhiqiang Qin

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0101326

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Lipoteichoic Acid (LTA) and Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) from Periodontal Pathogenic Bacteria Facilitate Oncogenic Herpesvirus Infection within Primary Oral Cells

Lu Dai,

Affiliations Research Center for Translational Medicine and Key Laboratory of Arrhythmias. East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China, Department of Medicine, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Louisiana Cancer Research Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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Michael R. DeFee,

Affiliation Department of Oral Health Sciences, Medical University of South Carolina, Charleston, South Carolina, United States of America
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Yueyu Cao,

Affiliation Research Center for Translational Medicine and Key Laboratory of Arrhythmias. East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Jiling Wen,

Affiliation Department of Urology, East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Xiaofei Wen,

Affiliation Department of Urology, East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China
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Mairi C. Noverr,

Affiliation Department of Oral and Craniofacial Biology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Louisiana Cancer Research Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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Zhiqiang Qin

* E-mail: zqin@lsuhsc.edu

Affiliations Research Center for Translational Medicine and Key Laboratory of Arrhythmias. East Hospital, Tongji University School of Medicine, Shanghai, China, Department of Microbiology/Immunology/Parasitology, Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, Louisiana Cancer Research Center, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States of America
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Lipoteichoic Acid (LTA) and Lipopolysaccharides (LPS) from Periodontal Pathogenic Bacteria Facilitate Oncogenic Herpesvirus Infection within Primary Oral Cells

Lu Dai,
Michael R. DeFee,
Yueyu Cao,
Jiling Wen,
Xiaofei Wen,
Mairi C. Noverr,
Zhiqiang Qin

Published: June 27, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0101326

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