Effects of intracellular calcium ions in causing apoptosis of Hep-G2 liver cell lines after infection with Leptospira interrogans

• Main Author: Mohd Hafiz Ngoo, Muhamad Sofie
• Format: Thesis
• Language: English
• Published: 2018
• Subjects: Intracellular calcium - Case studies; Ions - Analysis; Ions - Physiological effect
• Online Access: http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/76331/1/FPV%202018%2028%20IR.pdf; http://psasir.upm.edu.my/id/eprint/76331/
• Institution: Universiti Putra Malaysia

Leptospirosis, is a zoonotic disease in mammals caused by pathogenic Leptospira sp.The most virulent species among pathogenicLeptospira sp. is Leptospira interrogans. Many features of its pathogenesis are still unknown. Calcium ions play a role as a secondary messenger in all living cells. However,...