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Tuberculosis
Scientists at Wadsworth Center describe research in tuberculosis
March 10th, 2009
According to recent research from the United States, "Adenosine 3',5'-cyclic monophosphate (cAMP)-mediated signal transduction is common in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes, and several bacterial pathogens modulate cAMP signaling pathways of their mammalian hosts during infection." "In this study, cAMP levels associated with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis BCG were measured during macrophage infection. cAMP levels within both bacteria increased c. 50-fold during infection of J774.16 macrophages, relative to the cAMP levels within bacteria incubated in tissue culture media alone. cAMP levels also increased within the macrophage cytoplasm upon uptake of...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-03-10)
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