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Intracellular bacteria interfere with dendritic cell functions: role of the type I interferon pathway.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2014
Gorvel Laurent, Textoris Julien, Banchereau Romain, Ben Amara Amira, Tantibhedhyangkul Wiwit, von Bargen Kristin, Ka Mignane B, Capo Christian, Ghigo Eric, Gorvel Jean-Pierre, Mege Jean-Louis
Abstract excerpt
Dendritic cells (DCs) orchestrate host defenses against microorganisms. In infectious diseases due to intracellular bacteria, the inefficiency of the immune system to eradicate microorganisms has been attributed to the hijacking of DC functions. In this study, we selected intracellular bacterial...
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