Correlation between Central Memory T Cell Expression and Proinflammatory Cytokine Production with Clinical Presentation of Multibacillary Leprosy Relapse.

Correlation between Central Memory T Cell Expression and Proinflammatory Cytokine Production with Clinical Presentation of Multibacillary Leprosy Relapse.

Despite the efficacy of multidrug therapy, surviving Mycobacterium leprae causes relapse in some leprosy patients, and these patients present signs and symptoms of disease after healing. This study focused on the cellular immune response in relapsed multibacillary patients but also included non-rela...

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Main Authors: Danuza Esquenazi, Iris Maria Peixoto Alvim, Roberta Olmo Pinheiro, Eliane Barbosa de Oliveira, Lilian de Oliveira Moreira, Euzenir Nunes Sarno, Jose Augusto da Costa Nery
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4437650?pdf=render

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