Mycolactone-mediated inhibition of tumor necrosis factor production by macrophages infected with Mycobacterium ulcerans has implications for the control of infection

The pathogenicity of Mycobacterium ulcerans, the agent of Buruli ulcer, depends on the cytotoxic exotoxin mycolactone. Little is known about the immune response to this pathogen. Following the demonstration of an intracellular growth phase in the life cycle of M. ulcerans, we investigated the produc...

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Autor principal: Torrado, Egídio (author)
Outros Autores: Adusumilli, Sarojini (author), Fraga, Alexandra Gabriel (author), Small, Pamela L. C. (author), Castro, António G. (author), Pedrosa, Jorge (author)
Formato: article
Idioma:eng
Publicado em: 2007
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Texto completo:http://hdl.handle.net/1822/67770
País:Portugal
Oai:oai:repositorium.sdum.uminho.pt:1822/67770