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IMMUNOPATHOGENESIS OF MYCOBACTERIUM AVIUM INFECTION
Andrea M. Cooper , Rui Appelberg2 and Ian M. Orme1
1 Mycobacterial Research Laboratories, Department of Microbiology, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO 80523, USA. 2 Institute for Molecular and Cell Biology, Centro de Citologia Experimental, University of Porto, Porto, Portugal
Received 6/15/98 Accepted 7/3/98
TABLE OF CONTENTS
- 1. Abstract
- 2. Introduction
- 3. Exposure
- 4. Colonization
- 5. Bacterial virulence
- 6. Innate cellular response
- 6.1. Phagocytosis and macrophage activation
6.2. Other cells of the innate response
- 7. Acquired immunity to MAC
- 8. The pathogenic nature of the immune response to MAC
- 9. Acknowledgment
- 10.References
- 11. Entire manuscript
Key words:
Mycobacterium avium, AIDS, Mouse, Innate Immunity, Acquired Immunity, Macrophage
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