Role of CD8+ T cells in endogenous interleukin-10 secretion associated with visceral leishmaniasis
This study examined the role and source of endogenous interleukin-10 (IL) secretion in visceral leishmaniasis (VL). The amounts of endogenous and Leishmania specific IL-10 and interferon-gamma (IFN) secreted by peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMC) from VL patients were compared. The correlation...
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Language: | English |
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Instituto Oswaldo Cruz, Ministério da Saúde
2000-04-01
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Series: | Memórias do Instituto Oswaldo Cruz. |
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Online Access: | http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0074-02762000000200013 |