Imbalance of Th17 and Treg in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of active tuberculosis patients
Objective: Maintaining a right balance between Th17 and Treg might be critical to the immunopathogenesis of active tuberculosis (TB). This study aimed to assess whether the Th17/Treg balance is altered in active TB patients. Methods: 250 study subjects (90 active TB patients, 80 latent TB subjects,...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Elsevier
2017-03-01
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| Series: | Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases |
| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1413867016305852 |