Lymphocyte apoptosis in murine Pneumocystis pneumonia
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Lymphocyte apoptosis in murine Pneumocystis pneumonia
BACKGROUND Apoptosis of lymphocytes is important in the termination of an immune response to infection but has also been shown to have detrimental effects in animal models of systemic infection and sepsis. We sought to characterize lymphocyte apoptosis in an animal model of pneumonia due to Pneumocystis murina, an infection localized to the lungs. METHODS Control mice and mice depleted of CD4...
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عنوان ژورنال: Respiratory Research
سال: 2009
ISSN: 1465-993X
DOI: 10.1186/1465-9921-10-57