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Insights into the pathogenesis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae (Review)

Corrigendum in: /10.3892/mmr.2017.8324

  • Authors:
    • Jun He
    • Mihua Liu
    • Zhufeng Ye
    • Tianping Tan
    • Xinghui Liu
    • Xiaoxing You
    • Yanhua Zeng
    • Yimou Wu
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  • Published online on: September 23, 2016     https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2016.5765
  • Pages: 4030-4036
  • Copyright: © He et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of Creative Commons Attribution License.

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Abstract

Mycoplasma are the smallest prokaryotic microbes present in nature. These wall‑less, malleable organisms can pass through cell filters, and grow and propagate under cell‑free conditions in vitro. Of the pathogenic Mycoplasma Mycoplasma pneumoniae has been examined the most. In addition to primary atypical pneumonia and community‑acquired pneumonia with predominantly respiratory symptoms, M. pneumoniae can also induce autoimmune hemolytic anemia and other diseases in the blood, cardiovascular system, gastrointestinal tract and skin, and can induce pericarditis, myocarditis, nephritis and meningitis. The pathogenesis of M. pneumoniae infection is complex and remains to be fully elucidated. The present review aimed to summarize several direct damage mechanisms, including adhesion damage, destruction of membrane fusion, nutrition depletion, invasive damage, toxic damage, inflammatory damage and immune damage. Further investigations are required for determining the detailed pathogenesis of M. pneumoniae.
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He J, Liu M, Ye Z, Tan T, Liu X, You X, Zeng Y and Wu Y: Insights into the pathogenesis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae (Review) Corrigendum in /10.3892/mmr.2017.8324. Mol Med Rep 14: 4030-4036, 2016
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He, J., Liu, M., Ye, Z., Tan, T., Liu, X., You, X. ... Wu, Y. (2016). Insights into the pathogenesis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae (Review) Corrigendum in /10.3892/mmr.2017.8324. Molecular Medicine Reports, 14, 4030-4036. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2016.5765
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He, J., Liu, M., Ye, Z., Tan, T., Liu, X., You, X., Zeng, Y., Wu, Y."Insights into the pathogenesis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae (Review) Corrigendum in /10.3892/mmr.2017.8324". Molecular Medicine Reports 14.5 (2016): 4030-4036.
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He, J., Liu, M., Ye, Z., Tan, T., Liu, X., You, X., Zeng, Y., Wu, Y."Insights into the pathogenesis of Mycoplasma pneumoniae (Review) Corrigendum in /10.3892/mmr.2017.8324". Molecular Medicine Reports 14, no. 5 (2016): 4030-4036. https://doi.org/10.3892/mmr.2016.5765