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Medroxyprogesterone Acetate Alters Mycobacterium Bovis BCG-Induced Cytokine Production in Peripheral Blood Mononuclear Cells of Contraceptive Users
Most individuals latently infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis (M.tb) contain the infection by a balance of effector and regulatory immune responses. This balance can be influenced by steroid hormones such as glucocorticoids. The widely used contraceptive medroxyprogesterone acetate (MPA) posses...
Autores principales: | Kleynhans, Léanie, Du Plessis, Nelita, Black, Gillian F., Loxton, André G., Kidd, Martin, van Helden, Paul D., Walzl, Gerhard, Ronacher, Katharina |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2011
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3169620/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21931790 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0024639 |
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