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sCD163 levels as a biomarker of disease severity in leprosy and visceral leishmaniasis
BACKGROUND: CD163, receptor for the haptoglobin–hemoglobin complex, is expressed on monocytes/macrophages and neutrophils. A soluble form of CD163 (sCD163) has been associated with the M2 macrophage phenotype, and M2 macrophages have been shown to down-modulate inflammatory responses. In particular,...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Public Library of Science
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5386291/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28355218 http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0005486 |