Perspectives series: host/pathogen interactions. Apoptosis in bacterial pathogenesis.
Perspectives series: host/pathogen interactions. Apoptosis in bacterial pathogenesis.
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10.1172/jci119557
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发表时间:
1997-08
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通讯作者:
A. Zychlinsky;P. Sansonetti
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作者:
A. Zychlinsky;P. Sansonetti
Increasing numbers of bacterial pathogens have been identified as mediators of apoptosis in vitro (1, 2). These pathogens infect many different tissues and include gram-positive and -negative bacteria as well as Mycobacteria . In this review, we analyze the role of apoptosis in bacterial pathogenesis. At least three pathogenic strategies involve programmed cell death: activation of apoptosis to destroy cells, utilization of apoptosis to initiate inflammation (3), and inhibition of host cell apoptosis. In addition, host cell apoptosis might represent a host defense reaction (4).