What about Th1/Th2 in cutaneous leishmaniasis vaccine discovery?
The T helper cell type 1 (Th1) response is essential to resist leishmaniasis, whereas the Th2 response favors the disease. However, many leishmanial antigens, which stimulate a Th1 immune response during the disease or even after the disease is cured, have been shown to have no protective action. Pa...
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Language: | English |
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Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica
2005-01-01
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Series: | Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2005000700001 |