Presence of Senescent and Memory CD8+ Leukocytes as Immunocenescence Markers in Skin Lesions of Elderly Leprosy Patients

Presence of Senescent and Memory CD8+ Leukocytes as Immunocenescence Markers in Skin Lesions of Elderly Leprosy Patients

Leprosy is an infectious disease that remains endemic in approximately 100 developing countries, where about 200,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. Moreover, multibacillary leprosy, the most contagious form of the disease, has been detected at continuously higher rates among Brazilian elderly pe...

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Main Authors: Pedro Henrique Lopes da Silva, Katherine Kelda Gomes de Castro, Mayara Abud Mendes, Thyago Leal-Calvo, Júlia Monteiro Pereira Leal, José Augusto da Costa Nery, Euzenir Nunes Sarno, Roberto Alves Lourenço, Milton Ozório Moraes, Flávio Alves Lara, Danuza Esquenazi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021-03-01
Series:Frontiers in Immunology
Subjects:
leprosy
elderly
immunosenescence
skin lesions
memory T cell
cytomegalovirus
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fimmu.2021.647385/full

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