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- Author:
- Rutherford, Mark S., et al. ; Liu, Jin; Enomoto, Shinichiro; Lancto, Cheryl A.; Abrahamsen, Mitchell S.; Show all 5 Authors
- Source:
- Infection and immunity 2008 v.76 no.8 pp. 3784-3792
- ISSN:
- 0019-9567
- Subject:
- Cryptosporidium parvum; apoptosis; caspase-2; epithelial cells; gene expression; gene expression regulation; genes; humans; intestinal mucosa; parasites; proteins; ribosomal RNA
- Abstract:
- ... Cryptosporidium parvum is an obligate intracellular protozoan capable of causing severe diarrheal disease in a wide variety of mammals, including humans. C. parvum infection has been associated with induction of apoptosis in exposed epithelial cells, and we now demonstrate that apoptosis is restricted to a subset of cells actively infected with C. parvum. Approximately 20% of the infected cells un ...
- DOI:
- 10.1128/IAI.00308-08
- PubMed:
- 18519556
- PubMed Central:
- PMC2493198
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http://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.00308-08