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Tuberculosis
Findings from University of Illinois provide new insights into tuberculosis
April 8th, 2008
"Little is known about the immune distribution and localization of antigen-specific T cells in mucosal interfaces of tissues/organs during infection of humans. In this study, we made use of a macaque model of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection to assess phosphoantigen-specific V gamma 2V delta 2 T cells regarding their tissue distribution, anatomical localization, and correlation with the presence or absence of tuberculosis (TB) lesions in lymphoid and nonlymphoid organs/tissues in the progression of severe pulmonary TB," scientists in the United States report. "Progression of pulmonary M. tuberculosis infection generated diverse distribution patterns of V gamma 2V...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-04-08)
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