Pneumolysin suppresses the initial macrophage pro-inflammatory response to Streptococcus pneumoniae
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Published data for the Streptococcus pneumoniae virulence factor Pneumolysin (Ply) show contradictory effects on the host inflammatory response to infection. Ply has been shown to activate the inflammasome, but also can bind to MRC-1 resulting in suppression o... ...