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Campylobacter jejuni infection of differentiated THP-1 macrophages results in interleukin 1 beta release and caspase-1-independent apoptosis.
Microbiology (Reading, England) - 1 Mar 2004
Siegesmund Amy M, Konkel Michael E, Klena John D, Mixter Philip F
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Apoptosis induction of host macrophages has emerged as a common virulence mechanism among bacterial pathogens. Infection with Campylobacter jejuni is a leading cause of gastroenteritis worldwide and is characterized by an acute inflammatory response in the small intestine. The authors used the human monocytic cell line THP-1 to examine apoptosis induction and pro-inflammatory cytokine production during C. jejuni...
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