<it>Toxoplasma gondii </it>peroxiredoxin promotes altered macrophage function, caspase-1-dependent IL-1β secretion enhances parasite replication

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Alternatively activated macrophages (AAM) are a key feature Th2 immunity and have been associated with a variety of roles during helminth infection. The role this cell subset plays in protzoan infection remain relatively unexplored, herein we describe the effects...

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Main Authors: Marshall Edward S, Elshekiha Hany M, Hakimi Mohamed-Ali, Flynn Robin J
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-06-01
Series:Veterinary Research
Online Access:http://www.veterinaryresearch.org/content/42/1/80