Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue in individuals with AIDS Tecido linfoide associado à mucosa em indivíduos com AIDS

Mucosa-associated lymphoid tissue in individuals with AIDS Tecido linfoide associado à mucosa em indivíduos com AIDS

Vestibular folds (VF) protect upper airways, but contain fewer immune cells in AIDS patients, which affects the structure of lymphoid follicles (LF). OBJECTIVE: To characterize fibrosis and immunoglobulin production in vestibular fold lymphoid tissues of AIDS patients with or with no infection and m...

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Main Authors: Janainna Grazielle Pacheco Olegario, Renata Calciolari Rossi e Silva, Vicente de Paula Antunes Teixeira, Eumênia Costa da Cunha Castro, Rosana Rosa Miranda Corrêa
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2011-06-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Otorhinolaryngology
Subjects:
fibrose
imunoglobulinas
síndrome de imunodeficiência adquirida
tecido linfoide
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
fibrosis
immunoglobulins
lymphoid tissue
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