Ascaris lumbricoides coinfection reduces tissue damage by decreasing IL-6 levels without altering clinical evolution of pulmonary tuberculosis or Th1/Th2/Th17 cytokine profile

Abstract INTRODUCTION: Immunological control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is dependent on the cellular immune response, mediated predominantly by Th1 type CD4+ T cells. Polarization of the immune response to Th2 can inhibit the host immune protection against pathogens. Patients with tuber...

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Main Author: Santos,João Hugo Abdalla (author)
Other Authors: Bührer-Sékula,Samira (author), Melo,Gisely Cardoso (author), Cordeiro-Santos,Marcelo (author), Pimentel,João Paulo Diniz (author), Gomes-Silva,Adriano (author), Costa,Allyson Guimarães (author), Saraceni,Valeria (author), Da-Cruz,Alda Maria (author), Lacerda,Marcus Vinícius Guimarães (author)
Format: article
Language:eng
Published: 2019
Subjects:
Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Helminths
Coinfection
Cellular immunity
Cytokines
Online Access:http://old.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0037-86822019000100347
Country:Brazil
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