Encephalitozoon intestinalis inhibits dendritic cell differentiation through an IL-6-dependent mechanism

AbstractMicrosporidia are a group of intracellular pathogens causing self-limited and severe diseases in immunocompetent and immunocompromised individuals, respectively. A cellular type 1 adaptive response, mediated by IL-12, IFNg, CD4+ and CD8+ T cells has been shown to be essential for host resist...

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Main Authors: Carmen Elisa Bernal Silva, Maria Magdalena Zorro, Jelver eSierra, Katherine eGilchrist, Jorge Humberto Botero-Garcés, Andres eBaena, Jose R. Ramirez-Pineda
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2016-02-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fcimb.2016.00004/full