Programmed cell death in infectious diseases.
Apoptosis plays an important role during normal animal development, and in proliferative and degenerative diseases. It is perhaps not surprising that apoptosis can be manipulated by infectious microorganisms to their own advantage, either to promote host cell immortality or to combat cells of the immune system.
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Unité de Pathogénie Microbienne Moléculaire, INSERM U199, Institut Pasteur, Paris, France.
D000818:Animals; D017209:Apoptosis / Q000235:genetics / Q000502:physiology*; D007239:Infections / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology*