Augmentation of Apoptosis and Interferon-gamma Production at Sites of Active Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in Human Tuberculosis.

Autor: Hirsch, C. S., Toossi, Z., Johnson, J. L., Luzze, H., Ntambi, L., Peters, P., McHugh, M., Okwera, A., Joloba, M., Mugyenyi, P., Mugerwa, R. D., Terebuh, P., Ellner, J. J.
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Zdroj: Journal of Infectious Diseases; 3/1/2001, Vol. 183 Issue 5, p779, 10p, 6 Graphs
Abstrakt: Presents a study which employed pleural tuberculosis (TB) as a model to gain a better understanding of the role of T cell apoptosis in immune responses at sites of active Myobacterium tuberculosis infection in HIV-coinfected patients and patients infected with TB alone. Methodology; Patient characteristics; Expression of molecules associated with apoptosis; Functional significance of apoptosis.
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