Interleukin-10-dependent down-regulation of interferon-gamma response to Leishmania by Mycobacterium leprae antigens during the clinical course of a coinfection

We have described a case of a patient with an intriguing association of mucocutaneous leishmaniasis with lepromatous leprosy, two opposite polar forms of these spectral diseases. In the present follow-up study, we investigated the effect of the addition of Mycobacterium leprae antigens on interferon...

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Autores principales: Azeredo-Coutinho, R.B.G., Matos, D.C.S., Nery, J.A.C., Valete-Rosalino, C.M., Mendonça, S.C.F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical 2012
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3854271/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22570089
http://dx.doi.org/10.1590/S0100-879X2012007500073

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