Neisseria gonorrhoeae Induces a Tolerogenic Phenotype in Macrophages to Modulate Host Immunity

• Main Authors: Alejandro Escobar (Author), Enzo Candia (Author), Sebastian Reyes-Cerpa (Author), Bélgica Villegas-Valdes (Author), Tanya Neira (Author), Mercedes Lopez (Author), Kevin Maisey (Author), Fabián Tempio (Author), Miguel Ríos (Author), Claudio Acuña-Castillo (Author), Mónica Imarai (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Hindawi Limited, 2013-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Neisseria gonorrhoeae is the etiological agent of gonorrhoea, which is a sexually transmitted disease widespread throughout the world. N. gonorrhoeae does not improve immune response in patients with reinfection, suggesting that gonococcus displays several mechanisms to evade immune response and sur...