Schwann Cell Autophagy and Necrosis as Mechanisms of Cell Death by <i>Acanthamoeba</i>

Schwann Cell Autophagy and Necrosis as Mechanisms of Cell Death by <i>Acanthamoeba</i>

Amoebae of the genus <i>Acanthamoeba</i> are etiological agents of granulomatous amoebic encephalitis (GAE). Recently, through an in vivo GAE model, <i>Acanthamoeba</i> trophozoites were immunolocalized in contact with the peripheral nervous system (PNS) cells—Schwann cells (...

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Main Authors: Ismael Castelan-Ramírez, Lizbeth Salazar-Villatoro, Bibiana Chávez-Munguía, Citlaltepetl Salinas-Lara, Carlos Sánchez-Garibay, Catalina Flores-Maldonado, Dolores Hernández-Martínez, Verónica Anaya-Martínez, María Rosa Ávila-Costa, Adolfo René Méndez-Cruz, Maritza Omaña-Molina
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-06-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
<i>Acanthamoeba</i>
Schwann cell
autophagy
cell death
necrosis
cytopathic effect
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/9/6/458

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