Susceptibility of aging mice to listeriosis: Role of anti-inflammatory responses with enhanced Treg-cell expression of CD39/CD73 and Th-17 cells
Foodborne Listeria monocytogenes (Lm) causes serious illness and death in immunosuppressed hosts, including the elderly population. We investigated Lm susceptibility and inflammatory cytokines in geriatric mice. Young-adult and old mice were gavaged with a Lm strain Lmo-InlAm. Tissues were assayed f...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2020-02-01
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| Series: | International Journal of Medical Microbiology |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1438422120300072 |