Dual Phases of Apoptosis in Pneumococcal Meningitis

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Significant injury during bacterial meningitis arises from mechanisms of neuronal apoptosis, particularly in the hippocampus. Apoptosis can involve both the caspase-dependent and the caspase-independent pathway, and, although both pathways have been implicated in pneumococcus-induced neuronal cell death, their relative contributions in vivo are unclear. We used mice deficient in the activation of caspase-3, ATM,...

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