Open AccessChlamydia pneumoniaereplicates in Kupffer cells in mouse model of liver infection
Author(s) -
Antonella Marangoni,
Manuela Donati,
Francesca Cavrini,
Rita Aldini,
Silvia Accardo,
Vittorio Sambri,
Marco Montagnani,
Roberto Cevenini
Publication year - 2006
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v12.i40.6453
Subject(s) - chlamydophila pneumoniae , kupffer cell , chlamydiae , biology , innate immune system , microbiology and biotechnology , chlamydiales , chlamydiaceae , chlamydia , immune system , immunology
To develop an animal model of liver infection with Chlamydia pneumoniae (C. pneumoniae) in intraperitoneally infected mice for studying the presence of chlamydiae in Kupffer cells and hepatocytes.