对中性粒细胞驱动的免疫机制在Mycoplasma pneumoniae感染期间的增强洞察力

Lu Fan1, Nuo Xu1,2, Yun Guo1,2

  • 1Department of Respiratory Medicine, Affiliated Children's Hospital of Jiangnan University, Wuxi, 214000, China.

Heliyon
|November 11, 2024
PubMed
概括

菌性肺炎感染涉及中性粒细胞,这些中性粒细胞防御细菌,但也可以恶化肺部损伤. 了解这些双重作用是开发更好的社区肺炎治疗方法的关键.

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