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Mycobacterium avium lysate induces matrix metalloproteinase-1 in intestinal tissue and peripheral blood: Observations from selected hospital based Zambian adults

OBJECTIVES: Environmental enteropathy is prevalent in low-income countries, although its aetiology is unknown. We investigated if Mycobacterium avium antigens, which are commonly found in the environment, could contribute to its pathogenesis in a population known to have widespread environmental ent...

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Autores principales: Chongwe, Gershom, Michelo, Charles, Sinkala, Edford, Kayamba, Violet, Nzayisenga, Jean-Baptiste, Drobniewski, Francis, Kelly, Paul
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5985370/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29680481
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijid.2018.03.020