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Pleurisy
Findings from S. Pokkali and co-researchers advance knowledge in pleurisy
May 12th, 2009
"Chemokines and their receptors orchestrate leukocyte recruitment and confer immunity during Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. The immunoregulatory and cytotoxic activities of natural killer (NK) cells are essential at the site of infection during tuberculous pleurisy," scientists in Madras, India report. "The frequency, subtypes, and expression of phenotype markers and chemokine receptors on NK cells were assessed by flow cytometry in tuberculous (TB) and nontuberculous (NTB) pleural fluid (PF). Chemotaxis was also shown in response to chemokines. A significant decrease in CD56(dim) with no change in CD56(bright) NK cells was observed, while a significant increase...
Source: TB & Outbreaks Week (2009-05-12)
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