Abstract:The protozoan parasite Toxoplasma gondii infects approximately
2.5 billion people worldwide. Infection induces a rapid dissemination of
parasites throughout the body followed by the formation of lifelong
cysts within neurons of the host brain. Both stages require a dynamic
immune response comprised of both innate and adaptive cells. Neutrophils
are a primary responding cell to acute infection and have been observed
in the brain during murine chronic infection. Previous studies
investigating human neutrophils f… Show more
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