Article
Incomplete activation of macrophage apoptosis during intracellular replication of Legionella pneumophila.
Infection and immunity - 1 Sept 2005
Abu-Zant Alaeddin, Santic Marina, Molmeret Maelle, Jones Snake, Helbig Jürgen, Abu Kwaik Yousef
Abstract excerpt
The ability of the intracellular bacterium Legionella pneumophila to cause disease is totally dependent on its ability to modulate the biogenesis of its phagosome and to replicate within alveolar cells. Upon invasion, L. pneumophila activates caspase-3 in macrophages, monocytes, and alveolar epit...
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