Response of dendritic cells to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and the induction of protective immunity using dendritic cells infected with an auxotrophic mutant of M. tuberculosis
Mycobacterium tuberculosis, the aetiological agent of tuberculosis, is an intracellular pathogen commonly infecting macrophages, and has also been shown to infect dendritic cells (DC). As DC are particularly effective antigen-presenting cells, it is likely that they play a principle role in initiati...
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University College London (University of London)
2005
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| Online Access: | http://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.422346 |