The Treponema pallidum outer membrane protein Tp92 activates endothelial cells via the chemerin/CMKLR1 pathway

Endothelium damage caused by Treponema pallidum is the key step in the systemic dissemination and pathophysiology of syphilis, particularly cardiovascular syphilis and neurosyphilis. However, the molecular mechanisms supporting endothelium damage of syphilis are undefined. The outer membrane protein...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Rui-Li Zhang, Qian-Qiu Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-04-01
Series:International Journal of Medical Microbiology
Subjects:
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1438422120300266