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Pneumococcal Surface Protein A Plays a Major Role in Streptococcus pneumoniae-Induced Immunosuppression.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 May 2016
Saumyaa, Pujanauski Lindsey, Colino Jesus, Flora Michael, Torres Raul M, Tuomanen Elaine, Snapper Clifford M
Abstract excerpt
Intact, inactivated Streptococcus pneumoniae [including the unencapsulated S. pneumoniae, serotype 2 strain (R36A)] markedly inhibits the humoral immune response to coimmunized heterologous proteins, a property not observed with several other intact Gram-positive or Gram-negative bacteria. In this study, we determined the nature of this immunosuppressive property. Because phosphorylcholine (PC), a major haptenic...
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