Early local immune defences in the respiratory tract

Nature Reviews Immunology 17, 7 (2017). doi:10.1038/nri.2016.117 Authors: Akiko Iwasaki, Ellen F. Foxman & Ryan D. Molony The respiratory immune response consists of multiple tiers of cellular responses that are engaged in a sequential manner in order to control infections. The stepwise engagement of effector functions with progressively increasing host fitness costs limits tissue damage. In addition, specific mechanisms are in place
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