Slight Pro-Inflammatory Immunomodulation Properties of Dendritic Cells by<i> Gardnerella vaginalis</i>: The “Invisible Man” of Bacterial Vaginosis?

<div>Pictures of DCs after exposure to<i> G. vaginalis</i>. (a) SEM (×5500), after a 1 h exposure, DC dendrites surrounding clusters of<i> G. vaginalis.</i> (b) Zoom (×13000) on the contact zone between DCs and bacteria. (c) TEM (×12000), after a 3 h exposure, a cluster of<i> G. vaginalis</i> in contact with DC dendrites. (d) Enlargement of DC dendrite-<i>G. vaginalis</i> interaction zone. (e) TEM cutting, internalized<i> G. vaginalis </i>in one DC. moDC: monocyte-derived dendritic cell,<i> Gv: Gardnerella vaginalis</i>.</div>

Journal of Immunology Research

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Figure 1: Slight Pro-Inflammatory Immunomodulation Properties of Dendritic Cells by<i> Gardnerella vaginalis</i>: The “Invisible Man” of Bacterial Vaginosis? 

Figure 1 | Slight Pro-Inflammatory Immunomodulation Properties of Dendritic Cells by Gardnerella vaginalis: The “Invisible Man” of Bacterial Vaginosis? 