CHARACTERISTICS OF AUTOIMMUNE INFLAMMATION IN THE PATIENTS WITH LUNG TUBERCULOSIS

Tuberculosis is a granulomatous disease caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis, being characterized by the development of caseous granulomas in various organs, mainly in lungs. M. tuberculosis is known to be a trigger for autoimmune inflammation, due to the possible mimicry of bacterial proteins as au...

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Main Authors: A. A. Starshinova, A. М. Malkova, Yu. S. Zinchenko, N. Yu. Basantsova, M. V. Pavlova, E. N. Belyaeva, S. V. Lapin, A. V. Masing, E. A. Surkova, P. K. Yablonsky
Format: Article
Language:Russian
Published: SPb RAACI 2019-12-01
Series:Medicinskaâ Immunologiâ
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Online Access:https://www.mimmun.ru/mimmun/article/view/1725