Phosphatidylserine Exposure by Toxoplasma gondii Is Fundamental to Balance the Immune Response Granting Survival of the Parasite and of the Host

Phosphatidylserine (PS) exposure on the cell surface indicates apoptosis, but has also been related to evasion mechanisms of parasites, a concept known as apoptotic mimicry. Toxoplasma gondii mimics apoptotic cells by exposing PS, inducing secretion of TGF-beta1 by infected activated macrophages lea...

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Autores principales: dos Santos, Thiago Alves Teixeira, Portes, Juliana de Araújo, Damasceno-Sá, João Claudio, Caldas, Lucio Ayres, de Souza, Wanderley, DaMatta, Renato Augusto, Seabra, Sergio Henrique
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2011
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3226563/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22140476
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0027867

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