Frequency of regulatory T-cells in the peripheral blood of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis from shanxi province, china.

Frequency of regulatory T-cells in the peripheral blood of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis from shanxi province, china.

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is a disease caused by the chronic and continuous infection of the pathogen Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M. tuberculosis). M. tuberculosis is an intracellular bacterial pathogen and is eliminated mainly through CD4(+) effector Th cells. M. tuberculosis induces regulatory...

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Main Authors: Hui Pang, Qin Yu, Buping Guo, Yi Jiang, Li Wan, Jun Li, Yanjun Wu, Kanglin Wan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3675031?pdf=render

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