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Published on: November 2, 2018
Control of the NF-kappaB inhibitor IkappaBalpha in pathogen infection
1Medical Faculty, Institute of Experimental Internal Medicine, Otto-von-Guericke-University, Leipziger Strasse, 39120 Magdeburg, Germany. naumann@medizin.uni-magdeburg.de
Abstract:
One of the important cellular factors involved in the regulation of the host antimicrobial response is the immediate early response transcription factor NF-kappaB (nuclear factor kappaB). Human pathogenic micro-organisms trigger cellular signal transduction pathways that induce NF-kappaB, but pathogens have also found ways to overcome the inflammatory response through active manipulation of NF-kappaB regulators. Exploration of the mechanisms that influence NF-kappaB activity could contribute to a better understanding of the molecular pathogenesis of microbial infections and could be important for potential therapeutic intervention that may be relevant in a wide variety of inflammatory diseases.
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