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Comparison of bone marrow-derived and mucosal mast cells in controlling intramacrophage Francisella tularensis replication.
Experimental biology and medicine (Maywood, N.J.) - 1 Jun 2012
Hunter Colleen, Rodriguez Annette, Yu Jieh-Juen, Chambers James, Guentzel M Neal, Arulanandam Bernard
Abstract excerpt
Although the importance of mast cells (MCs) in response to allergens has been characterized extensively, the contribution of these cells in host defense against bacterial pathogens is not well understood. Previously, we have demonstrated that the release of interleukin-4 by bone marrow-derived MCs inhibits intramacrophage replication of Francisella tularensis live vaccine strain (LVS). Because pneumonic tularemia...
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