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Mycobacterium tuberculosis co-existence with humans: making an imprint on the macrophage P2X(7) receptor gene?
Journal of medical microbiology - 1 May 2008
Mokrousov Igor, Sapozhnikova Nadezhda, Narvskaya Olga
Abstract excerpt
The development of tuberculosis (TB) infection in humans depends on the mycobacterial strain and the human host, and is multigenically controlled in both. ATP ligation of P2X(7) receptors expressed on human macrophages infected with mycobacteria induces cell death and subsequent loss of intracell...
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