title: Intracellular life of Coxiella burnetii in macrophages.
abstract: Coxiella burnetii, the agent of Q fever, is an obligate intracellular bacterium that is considered a potential biological weapon of category B. C. burnetii survives within myeloid cells by subverting receptor-mediated phagocytosis and preventing phagosome maturation. The intracellular fate of C. burnetii also depends on the functional state of myeloid cells. This review describes the mechanisms used by C. burnetii to circumvent uptake and trafficking events, and the role of cytokines on C. burnetii survival in myeloid cells.
authors.affiliation: URMITE CNRS UMR 6236 - IRD 3R198, Institut Fédératif de Recherche 48, Université de la Méditerranée, Marseille, France. Eric.Ghigo@univmed.fr
authors.forename: Eric
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Ghigo
authors.forename: Lionel
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Pretat
authors.forename: Benoît
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Desnues
authors.forename: Christian
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Capo
authors.forename: Didier
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Raoult
authors.forename: Jean-Louis
authors.initials: JL
authors.lastname: Mege
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D001426:Bacterial Proteins / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism; D016997:Coxiella burnetii / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000472:pathogenicity*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000276:immunology; D003599:Cytoskeleton / Q000378:metabolism; D006099:Granuloma / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D006801:Humans; D016023:Integrins / Q000378:metabolism; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000276:immunology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology*; D022423:Myeloid Cells / Q000166:cytology / Q000378:metabolism / Q000382:microbiology; D010587:Phagocytosis / Q000502:physiology; D010588:Phagosomes / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000382:microbiology; D011778:Q Fever / Q000276:immunology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors / Q000276:immunology; D037521:Virulence Factors / Q000235:genetics / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D001426:Bacterial Proteins; D016207:Cytokines; D016023:Integrins; D051193:Toll-Like Receptors; D037521:Virulence Factors; D016753:Interleukin-10