A complex interplay between the extracellular matrix and the innate immune response to microbial pathogens
(2018)
Journal Article
Tomlin, H., & Piccinini, A. M. (2018). A complex interplay between the extracellular matrix and the innate immune response to microbial pathogens. Immunology, 155(2), 186-201. https://doi.org/10.1111/imm.12972
The role of the host extracellular matrix (ECM) in infection tends to be neglected. However, the complex interactions between invading pathogens, host tissues and immune cells occur in the context of the ECM. On the pathogen side, a variety of surfac... Read More about A complex interplay between the extracellular matrix and the innate immune response to microbial pathogens.