Summary. Bacillus anthracis possesses three primary virulence factors: capsule, lethal toxin (LT), and edema toxin (ET). Dendritic cells (DCs) are critical to innate and acquired immunity and represent potential targets for these factors. We examined the ability of B. anthracis spores and bacilli to stimulate human monocyte-derived DC (MDDC), primary myeloid DC (mDC), and plasmacytoid DC (pDC) cytokine secretion.
Lesvos-an island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry. Lesbos, Mytilene. Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic-a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil.esvos-an island of eastern Greece in the eastern Aegean Sea; in antiquity it was famous for lyric poetry. Lesbos, Mytilene. Ellas, Greece, Hellenic Republic-a republic in southeastern Europe on the southern part of the Balkan peninsula; known for grapes and olives and olive oil.
Definition of anorexia nervosa. : a serious disorder in eating behavior primarily of young women in their teens and early twenties that is characterized especially by a pathological fear of weight gain leading to faulty eating patterns, malnutrition, and usually excessive weight loss.