Pro‐inflammatory effects of extracellular Hsp70 on NCI‐H292 human bronchial epithelial cell line

Summary Extracellular Hsp70 (eHsp70) exerts its biological actions via Toll‐like receptors 2 and 4, and is increased in sera of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients. The aim of this study was to explore the pro‐inflammatory effects and cytotoxicity of eHsp70 alone and in combination with bacterial components lipoteichoic acid (LTA) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) on NCI‐H292 airway epithelial cells. NCI‐H292 cells were treated with...