Regulatory T cells suppress T cell activation at the pathologic site of human visceral leishmaniasis.

Suppression of T cell response is thought to be involved in the pathogenesis of visceral leishmaniasis (VL). Regulatory T cell (Treg) mediated immune-suppression is reported in animal models of Leishmania infection. However, their precise role among human patients still requires pathologic validatio...

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Main Authors: Ambak K Rai, Chandreshwar P Thakur, Amar Singh, Tulika Seth, Sandeep K Srivastava, Pushpendra Singh, Dipendra K Mitra
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2012-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/22347492/pdf/?tool=EBI