Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A Induces TLR2-Mediated Inflammatory Responses in Macrophages

Yun Jeong Kim; Jeong-Hee Kim; Kwang-Jun Lee; Myung-Min Choi; Yeon Hee Kim; Gi-eun Rhie; Cheon-Kwon Yoo; Kiweon Cha; Na-Ri Shin

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0120840

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Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A Induces TLR2-Mediated Inflammatory Responses in Macrophages

Yun Jeong Kim,

Affiliation Division of High-risk Pathogen Research, Center for Infectious Diseases, Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongju, Korea
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Jeong-Hee Kim,

Affiliation Division of High-risk Pathogen Research, Center for Infectious Diseases, Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongju, Korea
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Kwang-Jun Lee,

Affiliation Division of High-risk Pathogen Research, Center for Infectious Diseases, Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongju, Korea
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Myung-Min Choi,

Affiliation Division of High-risk Pathogen Research, Center for Infectious Diseases, Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongju, Korea
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Yeon Hee Kim,

Affiliation Division of High-risk Pathogen Research, Center for Infectious Diseases, Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongju, Korea
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Gi-eun Rhie,

Affiliation Division of High-risk Pathogen Research, Center for Infectious Diseases, Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongju, Korea
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Cheon-Kwon Yoo,

Affiliation Division of High-risk Pathogen Research, Center for Infectious Diseases, Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongju, Korea
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Kiweon Cha ,

* E-mail: kiweoncha@naver.com (KWC); shinnari1@hanmail.net (NRS)

Affiliation Division of High-risk Pathogen Research, Center for Infectious Diseases, Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongju, Korea
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Na-Ri Shin

* E-mail: kiweoncha@naver.com (KWC); shinnari1@hanmail.net (NRS)

Affiliation Division of High-risk Pathogen Research, Center for Infectious Diseases, Korea National Institute of Health, Korea Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Cheongju, Korea
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Botulinum Neurotoxin Type A Induces TLR2-Mediated Inflammatory Responses in Macrophages

Yun Jeong Kim,
Jeong-Hee Kim,
Kwang-Jun Lee,
Myung-Min Choi,
Yeon Hee Kim,
Gi-eun Rhie,
Cheon-Kwon Yoo,
Kiweon Cha,
Na-Ri Shin

Published: April 8, 2015
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0120840

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