Whole blood assay to access T cell-immune responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens in healthy Brazilian individuals

Whole blood assay to access T cell-immune responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis antigens in healthy Brazilian individuals

The production of interferon gamma (IFNgamma) guarantees effective T cell-mediated immunity against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. In the present study, we simply compare the in vitro immune responses to Mycobacterium antigens in terms of IFNg production in a total of 10 healthy Brazilian vol...

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Main Authors: Paulo RZ Antas, Fernando LL Cardoso, Eliane B Oliveira, Patrícia KC Gomes, Kátia S Cunha, Euzenir N Sarno, Elizabeth P Sampaio
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde 2004-02-01
Series:Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz.
Subjects:
tuberculosis (TB)
T cell-responses
whole blood
PPD
latent TB infection
interferon gamma
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762004000100009

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