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Review: Impact of Helminth Infection on Antimycobacterial Immunity—A Focus on the Macrophage

Successful immune control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) requires robust CD4(+) T cell responses, with IFNγs as the key cytokine promoting killing of intracellular mycobacteria by macrophages. By contrast, helminth infections typically direct the immune system toward a type 2 response, characte...

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Autores principales: Lang, Roland, Schick, Judith
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5743664/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29312343
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fimmu.2017.01864