Plasmacytoid dendritic cells play a role for effective innate immune responses during Chlamydia pneumoniae infection in mice.

Plasmacytoid dendritic cells (pDCs) are known for their robust antiviral response and their pro-tolerance effects towards allergic diseases and tissue engraftments. However, little is known about the role pDCs may play during a bacterial infection, including pulmonary Chlamydia pneumoniae (CP). In t...

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Main Authors: Timothy R Crother, Jun Ma, Madhulika Jupelli, Norika Chiba, Shuang Chen, Anatoly Slepenkin, Randa Alsabeh, Ellena Peterson, Kenichi Shimada, Moshe Arditi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3485374?pdf=render