Neutrophils as Trojan Horse Vehicles for Brucella abortus Macrophage Infection

Neutrophils as Trojan Horse Vehicles for Brucella abortus Macrophage Infection

Brucella abortus is a stealthy intracellular bacterial pathogen of animals and humans. This bacterium promotes the premature cell death of neutrophils (PMN) and resists the killing action of these leukocytes. B. abortus-infected PMNs presented phosphatidylserine (PS) as “eat me” signal on the cell s...

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Main Authors: Cristina Gutiérrez-Jiménez, Ricardo Mora-Cartín, Pamela Altamirano-Silva, Carlos Chacón-Díaz, Esteban Chaves-Olarte, Edgardo Moreno, Elías Barquero-Calvo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2019-05-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
Brucella
neutrophils
macrophages
Trojan horse
phosphatidylserine
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fimmu.2019.01012/full

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