@article{2189,
  keywords = {Animals, Antigens, Bacterial, Glycolipids, Humans, leprosy, Mycobacterium leprae, Schwann Cells},
  author = {Young D B},
  title = {Leprosy lipid provides the key to Schwann cell entry.},
  abstract = {<p>A recent study has demonstrated that the species-specific phenolic glycolipid of Mycobacterium leprae triggers uptake into Schwann cells by interaction with laminin-2 and the alpha-dystroglycan receptor. This finding emphasizes the importance of lipids in the biology of mycobacterial infection and suggests possible strategies to combat nerve damage in leprosy.</p>},
  year = {2001},
  journal = {Trends in microbiology},
  volume = {9},
  pages = {52-4},
  month = {2001 Feb},
  issn = {0966-842X},
  doi = {10.1016/s0966-842x(00)01917-x},
  language = {eng},
}