Neisseria gonorrhoeae Modulates Immunity by Polarizing Human Macrophages to a M2 Profile.

Current data suggest that Neisseria gonorrhoeae is able to suppress the protective immune response at different levels, such as B and T lymphocytes and antigen-presenting cells. The present report is focused on gonococcus evasion mechanism on macrophages (MФ) and its impact in the subsequent immune...

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Main Authors: María Carolina Ortiz, Claudia Lefimil, Paula I Rodas, Rolando Vernal, Mercedes Lopez, Claudio Acuña-Castillo, Mónica Imarai, Alejandro Escobar
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4488386?pdf=render