Variation of Mycobacterium tuberculosis Antigen-Specific IFN-γ and IL-17 Responses in Healthy Tuberculin Skin Test (TST)-Positive Human Subjects

OBJECTIVE: To determine the variation of IFN-γ and IL-17 responses to M. tuberculosis antigens in healthy TST+ humans. METHODS: We isolated peripheral blood mononuclear cells from 21 TST+ healthy adults, stimulated them with phytohemagglutinin (PHA), PPD, Ag85B, ESAT-6, and live M. bovis BCG, and as...

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Autores principales: Fan, Lin, Xiao, He-ping, Hu, Zhong-yi, Ernst, Joel D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2012
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3412824/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22880090
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0042716

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3412824/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22880090
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0042716

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