Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the host cell inflammasome: a complex relationship
The production of IL-1β during the infection with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) is important for successful host immune defense. In macrophages and dendritic cells the host cell inflammasome is crucial for generation of secreted IL-1β in response to Mtb infections. In these cell types Mtb infecti...
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Format: | Online |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2013
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3793174/ |