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Role of a fluid-phase PRR in fighting an intracellular pathogen: PTX3 in Shigella infection
Shigella spp. are pathogenic bacteria that cause bacillary dysentery in humans by invading the colonic and rectal mucosa where they induce dramatic inflammation. Here, we have analyzed the role of the soluble PRR Pentraxin 3 (PTX3), a key component of the humoral arm of innate immunity. Mice that ha...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2018
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6317801/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30532257 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.ppat.1007469 |