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Neisseria gonorrhoeae Modulates Immunity by Polarizing Human Macrophages to a M2 Profile.
PloS one - 1 Jan 2015
Ortiz María Carolina, Lefimil Claudia, Rodas Paula I, Vernal Rolando, Lopez Mercedes, Acuña-Castillo Claudio, Imarai Mónica, Escobar Alejandro
Abstract excerpt
Current data suggest that Neisseria gonorrhoeae is able to suppress the protective immune response at different levels, such as B and T lymphocytes and antigen-presenting cells. The present report is focused on gonococcus evasion mechanism on macrophages (MФ) and its impact in the subsequent immune response. In response to various signals MФ may undergo classical-M1 (M1-MФ) or alternative-M2 (M2-MФ) activation....
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