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TNF is important for pathogen control and limits brain damage in murine cerebral listeriosis.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 15 Sept 2006
Virna Simona, Deckert Martina, Lütjen Sonja, Soltek Sabine, Foulds Kathryn E, Shen Hao, Körner Heinrich, Sedgwick Jonathon D, Schlüter Dirk
Abstract excerpt
Cerebral listeriosis is a life-threatening disease. However, little is known about the bacterial virulence factors responsible for the severe course of disease and the factors of the immune system contributing to the control of Listeria monocytogenes (LM) or even to the damage of the brain. To analyze the importance of the actA gene of LM, which mediates cell-to-cell spread of intracellular LM, the function of...
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