Chlamydia psittaci inhibits apoptosis of human neutrophils by activating P2X7 receptor expression

• Main Authors: Zhangping He (Author), Chuan Wang (Author), Jianye Wang (Author), Kang Zheng (Author), Nan Ding (Author), Maoying Yu (Author), Weiwei Li (Author), Yuanyuan Tang (Author), Yumeng Li (Author), Jian Xiao (Author), Mingxing Liang (Author), Yimou Wu (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2022-12-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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This study tested the hypothesis that Chlamydia psittaci (C. psittaci) survives and multiplies in human neutrophils by activating P2X7, a nonselective cationic channel receptor expressed constitutively on the surface of these cells. Findings illustrated that P2X7 receptor expression was enhanced in...