Securing Mucosal Borders-Migrant Monocytes to the Rescue

George S. Yap, Akiko Iwasaki

Research output: Contribution to journalShort surveypeer-review

Abstract

Gr1+ "inflammatory" monocytes are emerging as key players in the innate immune response to infection and vaccination. In a recent issue of Immunity, Dunay et al. (2008) report a surprisingly crucial role for inflammatory monocytes in mucosal resistance to the parasitic agent Toxoplasma gondii.

Original languageEnglish (US)
Pages (from-to)192-194
Number of pages3
JournalCell Host and Microbe
Volume4
Issue number3
DOIs
StatePublished - Sep 11 2008

All Science Journal Classification (ASJC) codes

  • Parasitology
  • Microbiology
  • Virology

Fingerprint

Dive into the research topics of 'Securing Mucosal Borders-Migrant Monocytes to the Rescue'. Together they form a unique fingerprint.

Cite this