Bordetella pertussis commits human dendritic cells to promote a Th1/Th17 response through the activity of adenylate cyclase toxin and MAPK-pathways.

The complex pathology of B. pertussis infection is due to multiple virulence factors having disparate effects on different cell types. We focused our investigation on the ability of B. pertussis to modulate host immunity, in particular on the role played by adenylate cyclase toxin (CyaA), an importa...

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Main Authors: Giorgio Fedele, Fabiana Spensieri, Raffaella Palazzo, Maria Nasso, Gordon Yiu Chong Cheung, John Graham Coote, Clara Maria Ausiello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2010-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC2806909?pdf=render