Human Placental Syncytiotrophoblasts Restrict Toxoplasma gondii Attachment and Replication and Respond to Infection by Producing Immunomodulatory Chemokines
Toxoplasma gondii is a major source of congenital disease worldwide, but the cellular and molecular factors associated with its vertical transmission are largely unknown. In humans, the placenta forms the key interface between the maternal and fetal compartments and forms the primary barrier that re...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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American Society for Microbiology
2018-01-01
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| Series: | mBio |
| Online Access: | http://mbio.asm.org/cgi/content/full/9/1/e01678-17 |