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Mycobacterium tuberculosis inhibits maturation of human monocyte-derived dendritic cells in vitro.
The Journal of infectious diseases - 15 Jul 2003
Hanekom Willem A, Mendillo Megan, Manca Claudia, Haslett Patrick A J, Siddiqui M Ruby, Barry Clifton, Kaplan Gilla
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To induce effector immunity, dendritic cells (DCs) must differentiate into fully mature cells. We show that, after human monocyte-derived DCs were infected with virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis, up-regulation of cellular-surface maturation markers was minimal and reversible. In the presence of a potent stimulus for maturation (tumor necrosis factor [TNF]-alpha, interleukin [IL]-1beta, and prostaglandin E2...
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