Analysis of chemokine receptors on the surface of circulating leukocytes of individuals infected with Mycobacterium leprae: preliminary results.

Autor: Mendonça VA; Federal University of the Jequitinhonha and Mucuri Valleys, MG, Brazil. vaafisio@hotmail.com, Melo GE, Teixeira MM, Martins-Filho OA, Antunes CM, Teixeira AL
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical [Rev Soc Bras Med Trop] 2008; Vol. 41 Suppl 2, pp. 95-8.
DOI: 10.1590/s0037-86822008000700019
Abstrakt: In this study, the expression of chemokine receptors on the surface of circulating leukocytes was determined using flow cytometry. An increase in the percentage of CCR2+CD4+ lymphocytes was observed in the peripheral blood of leprosy patients. This preliminary data suggests that alterations occur in the chemokine receptor profile of these patients.
Databáze: MEDLINE