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Tuberculosis
Researchers from University of Pecs, Medical Department provide details of new studies and findings in the area of tuberculosis
April 8th, 2008
"Tuberculosis (TB) is one of the most common major infectious diseases. In humans, acquired protective immunity to Mycobacterium tuberculosis depends on T-cells and involves multiple T-cell subsets; however, the pathways used by T-cells to restrict the growth of M. tuberculosis are poorly understood," scientists in Pecs, Hungary report. "To investigate the possible role of V delta 2+T-cells and regulatory T-cells in the immune response to M. tuberculosis. As V delta 2+T-cell function has been shown to be impaired in patients with M. tuberculosis infection, we investigated the percentage of perforin and Fas ligand (FasL) positive V delta 2+T-cells and the possible role...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2008-04-08)
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