Role of Gap Junctions and Hemichannels in Parasitic Infections
Vega JL, Subiabre M, Figueroa F, Schalper KA, Osorio L, González J, Sáez JC. Role of Gap Junctions and Hemichannels in Parasitic Infections. BioMed Research International 2013, 2013: 589130. PMID: 24236292, PMCID: PMC3819887, DOI: 10.1155/2013/589130.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsForm gap junction channelsCell-cell interfaceDiverse physiologic processesGap junction channelsInvertebrate cellsVertebratesJunction channelsRole of CxsCell surfaceNew therapeutic designsPanx channelsHemichannelsGap junctionsTherapeutic designCellular communicationRecent findingsParasitic infectionsPhysiologic processesPathological statesPossible roleCxRecent evidenceInnexinsChannel typesPannexins