<it>Propionibacterium acnes </it>infection induces upregulation of inflammatory genes and cytokine secretion in prostate epithelial cells
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The immune stimulating bacterium Propionibacterium acnes is a frequent colonizer of benign and malignant prostate tissue. To understand the pathogenesis of the earliest phase of this infection, we examined the P. acnes triggered immu...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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BMC
2010-04-01
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| Series: | BMC Microbiology |
| Online Access: | http://www.biomedcentral.com/1471-2180/10/126 |