Immunotoxicity of nanoparticles: a computational study suggests that CNTs and C60 fullerenes might be recognized as pathogens by Toll-like receptors.

Turabekova M, Rasulev B, Theodore M, Jackman J, Leszczynska D, Leszczynski J. Immunotoxicity of nanoparticles: a computational study suggests that CNTs and C60 fullerenes might be recognized as pathogens by Toll-like receptors. Nanoscale. 2014 Apr 07; 6(7):3488-95.

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subject areas

Binding Sites
Cell Survival
Cells, Cultured
Chemokines
Cytokines
Dimerization
Fullerenes
Humans
Ligands
Macrophages
Monocytes
Nanoparticles
Nanotubes, Carbon
Protein Structure, Tertiary
Toll-Like Receptors

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Jerzy Leszczynski

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