Oral coinfection can stress peripheral lymphocyte to inflammatory activity in leprosy

INTRODUCTION: This study evaluated the intracellular profile of interleukin-2 (IL-2), interleukin-4 (IL-4), interleukin-10 (IL-10) and interferon-γ (IFN-γ) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from leprosy patients based on oral infections presence to determine whether these coinfections co...

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Main Author: Motta,Ana Carolina Fragoso (author)
Other Authors: Simão,João Carlos Lopes (author), Furini,Renata Bazan (author), Ferreira,Maria Aparecida Nunes (author), Palma,Patrícia Vianna Bonini (author), Komesu,Marilena Chinali (author), Foss,Norma Tiraboschi (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2013
Subjects:
Leprosy reaction
Mycobacterium leprae
Oral infection
Coinfection
Cytokines
Intracellular staining
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822013000100073
Country:Brazil
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