Syphilitic infection impairs immunity by inducing both apoptosis and pyroptosis of CD4 and CD8 T lymphocytes

Syphilis is an important health problem worldwide; however, few studies have probed the impact of syphilitic infection on T cell turnover. The mechanisms behind the frequency of T cell subset changes and the associations between these subsets during syphilitic infection remain unclear. Herein, we us...

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Main Authors: Wei Xia, Jinxue Zhao, Bin Su, Yanmei Jiao, Wenjia Weng, Ming Zhang, Xiaodan Wang, Caiping Guo, Hao Wu, Tong Zhang, Yanqing Gao, Zaicun Li
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2021-01-01
Series:Innate Immunity
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/1753425920952840