Interaction of Macrophages and Cholesterol-Dependent Cytolysins: The Impact on Immune Response and Cellular Survival
Cholesterol-dependent cytolysins (CDCs) are key virulence factors involved in many lethal bacterial infections, including pneumonia, necrotizing soft tissue infections, bacterial meningitis, and miscarriage. Host responses to these diseases involve myeloid cells, especially macrophages. Macrophages...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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MDPI AG
2020-08-01
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Series: | Toxins |
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Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/2072-6651/12/9/531 |