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CXCR2 deficiency confers impaired neutrophil recruitment and increased susceptibility during Toxoplasma gondii infection.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Dec 2001
Del Rio L, Bennouna S, Salinas J, Denkers E Y
Abstract excerpt
Neutrophil migration to the site of infection is a critical early step in host immunity to microbial pathogens, in which chemokines and their receptors play an important role. In this work, mice deficient in expression of the chemokine receptor CXCR2 were infected with Toxoplasma gondii and the outcome was monitored. Gene-deleted animals displayed completely defective neutrophil recruitment, which was apparent at...
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