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New immunologic pathways in the pathogenesis of leprosy: Role for Th22 cytokines in the polar forms of the disease

2015; Elsevier BV; Volume: 72; Issue: 4 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jaad.2014.11.023

ISSN

1097-6787

Autores

Edvaldo Lima Silveira, Jorge Rodrigues de Sousa, Tinara Leila de Sousa Aarão, Hellen Thaís Fuzii, Leônidas Braga Dias, Francisca Regina Oliveira Carneiro, Juarez Antônio Simões Quaresma,

Tópico(s)

Mycobacterium research and diagnosis

Resumo

To the Editor: Leprosy is an infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae with clinical manifestations that are vastly dependent on the host's immune response. The role of Th22 cells in the immunopathogenicity of leprosy has yet to be characterized.1

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