Toxoplasma gondii profilin promotes recruitment of Ly6Chi CCR2+ inflammatory monocytes that can confer resistance to bacterial infection.
Ly6C+ inflammatory monocytes are essential to host defense against Toxoplasma gondii, Listeria monocytogenes and other infections. During T. gondii infection impaired inflammatory monocyte emigration results in severe inflammation and failure to control parasite replication. However, the T. gondii f...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-06-01
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| Series: | PLoS Pathogens |
| Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4055779?pdf=render |