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ORGANISM(S): Mus musculus
SUBMITTER: Claus Scholz
PROVIDER: E-GEOD-52624 | biostudies-arrayexpress |
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-arrayexpress
Parasites & vectors 20150731
<h4>Background</h4>Autophagy participates in innate immunity by eliminating intracellular pathogens. Consequently, numerous microorganisms have developed strategies to impair the autophagic machinery in phagocytes. In the current study, interactions between Leishmania major (L. m.) and the autophagic machinery of bone marrow-derived macrophages (BMDM) were analyzed.<h4>Methods</h4>BMDM were generated from BALB/c mice, and the cells were infected with L. m. promastigotes. Transmission electron mi ...[more]