Pathogenic Mycobacterium bovis strains differ in their ability to modulate the proinflammatory activation phenotype of macrophages

Pathogenic Mycobacterium bovis strains differ in their ability to modulate the proinflammatory activation phenotype of macrophages

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Tuberculosis, caused by <it>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</it> or <it>Mycobacterium bovis,</it> remains one of the leading infectious diseases worldwide. The ability of mycobacteria to rapidly grow in host macrop...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Andrade Marcelle RM, Amaral Eduardo P, Ribeiro Simone CM, Almeida Fabricio M, Peres Tanara V, Lanes Verônica, D’Império-Lima Maria, Lasunskaia Elena B
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-08-01
Series:BMC Microbiology
Subjects:
Bone marrow- derived macrophages
Mycobacterium bovis
Macrophage activation phenotype
Interferon-γ
IL-10
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/166

Internet

http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/12/166

Similar Items