APOPTOTIC DEFENSIVE WALL. “Apoptosis, induced in infected cells by cytotoxic immune effector cells, is a critical defence against intracellular pathogens. Despite this cell-mediated immunity, many viral, bacterial and protozoan pathogens have developed mechanisms to invade and multiply within host cells without inducing apoptosis.”
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