Vitamin D3 alters macrophage phenotype and endosomal trafficking markers in dairy cattle naturally infected with Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis

Macrophages are important host defense cells in ruminant paratuberculosis (Johne’s Disease; JD), a chronic enteritis caused by Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP). Classical macrophage functions of pathogen trafficking, degradation, and antigen presentation are interrupted in mycobacte...

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Main Authors: Taylor L. T. Wherry, Rohana P. Dassanayake, John P. Bannantine, Shankumar Mooyottu, Judith R. Stabel
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-10-01
Series:Frontiers in Cellular and Infection Microbiology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fcimb.2022.1021657/full