Mycoplasma gallisepticum triggers immune damage in the chicken thymus by activating the TLR-2/MyD88/NF-κB signaling pathway and NLRP3 inflammasome

Abstract Previous studies reported that Mycoplasma gallisepticum (MG) causes immune dysregulation in chickens. However, the underlying mechanisms of immune dysregulation in chickens are still unclear. The thymus is a primary lymphoid organ where the proliferation, differentiation and selection of T-...

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Main Authors: Chunli Chen, Jichang Li, Wei Zhang, Syed Waqas Ali Shah, Muhammad Ishfaq
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2020-04-01
Series:Veterinary Research
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s13567-020-00777-x