title: Innate immune response of corneal epithelial cells to Staphylococcus aureus infection: role of peptidoglycan in stimulating proinflammatory cytokine secretion.
authors.affiliation: Department of Cellular Biology and Anatomy, Medical College of Georgia, Augusta, Georgia 30912, USA.
authors.forename: Ashok
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kumar
authors.forename: Jing
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Zhang
authors.forename: Fu-Shin X
authors.initials: FS
authors.lastname: Yu
mesh_terms: D015153:Blotting, Western; D002478:Cells, Cultured; D016207:Cytokines / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism*; D004305:Dose-Response Relationship, Drug; D019573:Epithelium, Corneal / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology* / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D020672:I-kappa B Proteins / Q000378:metabolism; D007113:Immunity, Innate; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D048055:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 8; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases / Q000378:metabolism; D000072000:NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha; D010457:Peptidoglycan / Q000494:pharmacology*; D010766:Phosphorylation; D012333:RNA, Messenger / Q000378:metabolism; D020133:Reverse Transcriptase Polymerase Chain Reaction; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000502:physiology*; D013682:Teichoic Acids / Q000494:pharmacology; D013997:Time Factors; D023083:beta-Defensins / Q000378:metabolism; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines; C106641:DEFB4A protein, human; D020672:I-kappa B Proteins; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides; C000606204:NFKBIA protein, human; D010457:Peptidoglycan; D012333:RNA, Messenger; D013682:Teichoic Acids; D023083:beta-Defensins; D000072000:NF-KappaB Inhibitor alpha; C009900:lipoteichoic acid; D048055:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinase 8; D020928:Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases; D048051:p38 Mitogen-Activated Protein Kinases