Oral coinfection can stress peripheral lymphocyte to inflammatory activity in leprosy

Oral coinfection can stress peripheral lymphocyte to inflammatory activity in leprosy

INTRODUCTION: This study evaluated the intracellular profile of interleukin-2 (IL-2), interleukin-4 (IL-4), interleukin-10 (IL-10) and interferon-γ (IFN-γ) in peripheral blood mononuclear cells (PBMCs) from leprosy patients based on oral infections presence to determine whether these coinfectio...

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Main Authors: Ana Carolina Fragoso Motta, João Carlos Lopes Simão, Renata Bazan Furini, Maria Aparecida Nunes Ferreira, Patrícia Vianna Bonini Palma, Marilena Chinali Komesu, Norma Tiraboschi Foss
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical (SBMT) 2013-01-01
Series:Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical
Subjects:
Leprosy reaction
Mycobacterium leprae
Oral infection
Coinfection
Cytokines
Intracellular staining
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