Browsing Duke Dissertations by Subject "Macrophage"

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Cryptococcus Neoformans Interactions with Surfactant Proteins: Implications for Innate Pulmonary Immunity

Geunes-Boyer, Scarlett Gabriel Thoreau (2009)

<p>Concurrent with the global escalation of the AIDS pandemic, cryptococcal infections are increasing and are of significant medical importance. Although improvements in antifungal therapy have advanced the treatment of ...
Epigenetic Regulation of the Nitrosative Stress Response and Intracellular Macrophage Survival in Extraintestinal Pathogenic Escherichia coli

Bateman, Stacey Lynn (2011)

<p>Escherichia coli is a typical constituent of the enteric tract in many animals, including humans. However, specialized extraintestinal pathogenic E. coli strains (ExPEC) may transition from benign occupation of the ...
Identification of a Novel Formin-GAP Complex and Its Role in Macrophage Migration and Phagocytosis

Mason, Frank Marshall (2011)

<p>Essential and diverse biological processes such as cell division, morphogenesis and migration are regulated by a family of molecular switches called Rho GTPases. These proteins cycle between active, GTP-bound states and ...