Decreased T helper 17 cells in tuberculosis is associated with increased percentages of programmed death ligand 1, T helper 2 and regulatory T cells

BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most common infectious diseases worldwide. During active tuberculosis, T helper (Th) 17 cells are decreased, however the association with inhibitory immune regulation is unclear. METHODS: We enrolled 27 patients with TB and 20 age- and sex-matched controls...

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Autores principales: Shu, Chin-Chung, Wu, Ming-Fang, Wang, Jann-Yuan, Lai, Hsin-Chih, Lee, Li-Na, Chiang, Bor-Luen, Yu, Chong-Jen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2017
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5485543/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28651576
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-017-0580-3

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5485543/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28651576
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12931-017-0580-3

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