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Ly6C(high) monocytes control cerebral toxoplasmosis.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Apr 2015
Biswas Aindrila, Bruder Dunja, Wolf Susanne A, Jeron Andreas, Mack Matthias, Heimesaat Markus M, Dunay Ildiko Rita
Abstract excerpt
Cerebral infection with the parasite Toxoplasma gondii is followed by activation of resident cells and recruitment of immune cells from the periphery to the CNS. In this study, we show that a subset of myeloid cells, namely Ly6C(high)CCR2(+) inflammatory monocytes that infiltrate the brain upon chronic T. gondii infection, plays a decisive role in host defense. Depletion of this monocyte subset resulted in...
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