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Formation mechanisms of multinucleated giant cells in mycobacterial infection

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Author:
No author available
Journal Title:
International Journal of Dermatology and Venereology
Issue:
3
DOI:
10.3760/cma.j.issn.1673-4173.2013.03.017
Key Word:
分枝杆菌科;巨细胞;肉芽肿;Mycobacteriaceae;Giant cells;Granuloma

Abstract: Multinucleated giant cell ( MGC ) is one of the characteristic pathological cells in infections with Mycobacterium species,especially Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB).Typical MGCs have large volume with multiple nuclei in a ringlike or horseshoe-shaped arrangement in the cytoplasm.In general,MGCs are formed by the differentiation and fusion of monocyte-macrophage cells in the microenvironment of granuloma.Although MGCs have been discovered for a long time,little is known about their formation mechanism,function,and significance for host and mycobacteria.Many studies have shown that the formation and functional changes of MGCs are affected by some components and secreted proteins of mycobacteria,numerous cytokines and adhesion factors in the microenvironment of granuloma,cell surface antigen,and so on.

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