Flagellin-induces a hypersecretory phenotype in primary human bronchial epithelial cells, presented at North America Cystic Fibrosis Conference, Orlando, October 2016
The TLR5-agonist flagellin (FLG) is the key protein component of bacterial flagella expressed by a number of organisms including Pseudomonas aeruginosa. The proinflammatory activity of bacterial FLG has been well documented in leukocytes although the effects on airway epithelial function are less clear.