Apoptotic neutrophils augment the inflammatory response to Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection in human macrophages.

Macrophages in the lung are the primary cells being infected by Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mtb) during the initial manifestation of tuberculosis. Since the adaptive immune response to Mtb is delayed, innate immune cells such as macrophages and neutrophils mount the early immune protection against t...

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Main Authors: Henrik Andersson, Blanka Andersson, Daniel Eklund, Eyler Ngoh, Alexander Persson, Kristoffer Svensson, Maria Lerm, Robert Blomgran, Olle Stendahl
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2014-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0101514
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