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Salmonella rapidly kill dendritic cells via a caspase-1-dependent mechanism.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Dec 2003
van der Velden Adrianus W M, Velasquez Marisela, Starnbach Michael N
Abstract excerpt
Dendritic cells provide a critical link between innate and acquired immunity. In this study, we demonstrate that the bacterial pathogen Salmonella enterica serovar Typhimurium can efficiently kill these professional phagocytes via a mechanism that is dependent on sipB and the Salmonella pathogenicity island 1-encoded type III protein secretion system. Rapid phosphatidylserine redistribution, caspase activation,...
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