Mycoplasma pneumoniae CARDS Toxin Exacerbates Ovalbumin-Induced Asthma-Like Inflammation in BALB/c Mice

Jorge L. Medina; Jacqueline J. Coalson; Edward G. Brooks; Claude Jourdan Le Saux; Vicki T. Winter; Adriana Chaparro; Molly F. R. Principe; Laura Solis; T. R. Kannan; Joel B. Baseman; Peter H. Dube

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0102613

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Mycoplasma pneumoniae CARDS Toxin Exacerbates Ovalbumin-Induced Asthma-Like Inflammation in BALB/c Mice

Jorge L. Medina,

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America, Center for Airway Inflammation Research, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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Jacqueline J. Coalson,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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Edward G. Brooks,

Affiliations Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America, Center for Airway Inflammation Research, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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Claude Jourdan Le Saux,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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Vicki T. Winter,

Affiliation Department of Pathology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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Adriana Chaparro,

Affiliations Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America, Center for Airway Inflammation Research, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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Molly F. R. Principe,

Affiliation Department of Pediatrics, Division of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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Laura Solis,

Affiliation Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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T. R. Kannan,

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America, Center for Airway Inflammation Research, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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Joel B. Baseman,

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America, Center for Airway Inflammation Research, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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Peter H. Dube

* E-mail: Dube@uthscsa.edu

Affiliations Department of Microbiology and Immunology, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America, Center for Airway Inflammation Research, University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio, San Antonio, Texas, United States of America
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Mycoplasma pneumoniae CARDS Toxin Exacerbates Ovalbumin-Induced Asthma-Like Inflammation in BALB/c Mice

Jorge L. Medina,
Jacqueline J. Coalson,
Edward G. Brooks,
Claude Jourdan Le Saux,
Vicki T. Winter,
Adriana Chaparro,
Molly F. R. Principe,
Laura Solis,
T. R. Kannan,
Joel B. Baseman

Published: July 24, 2014
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0102613

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