Bacteria-macrophage interactions in the pathogenesis of Crohn's disease

Crohn's disease (CD) is associated with defective innate immunity, including impaired neutrophil chemotaxis, and mucosal invasion by bacteria, particularly E. coli that replicate inside macrophage phagolysosomes. In this thesis several hypotheses were tested: (i) that CD macrophages might be de...

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Main Author: Flanagan, Paul Kevin
Other Authors: Rhodes, J. M. ; Campbell, B. J.
Published: University of Liverpool 2017
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Online Access:https://ethos.bl.uk/OrderDetails.do?uin=uk.bl.ethos.733816