Review Article
Neonatal Host Defense against Staphylococcal Infections
Table 1
Differences in the innate immune response between preterm newborns, full-term newborns, infants, and adults in response to SE and SA.
| ā | Preterm newborns | Full-term newborns | Adults |
| Monocyte TLR2 expression | + | + | + | Monocyte MyD88 expression | ? | + | ++ | Phosphorylation of signaling molecules in response to G+ | + | ++ | ++ | Th1 cytokine expression | + | ++ | +++ | Neutrophil oxidative burst | + | ++ | ++ | Plasma opsonophagocytic capacity | + | ++ | ++ | Plasma antimicrobial proteins and peptides | + | ++ | +++ |
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