T-cell regulation in lepromatous leprosy.

• Автори: Kidist Bobosha (Автор), Louis Wilson (Автор), Krista E van Meijgaarden (Автор), Yonas Bekele (Автор), Martha Zewdie (Автор), Jolien J van der Ploeg-van Schip (Автор), Markos Abebe (Автор), Jemal Hussein (Автор), Saraswoti Khadge (Автор), Kapil D Neupane (Автор), Deanna A Hagge (Автор), Ekaterina S Jordanova (Автор), Abraham Aseffa (Автор), Tom H M Ottenhoff (Автор), Annemieke Geluk (Автор)
• Формат: Книга
• Опубліковано: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2014-04-01T00:00:00Z.
• Предмети: article
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Regulatory T (Treg) cells are known for their role in maintaining self-tolerance and balancing immune reactions in autoimmune diseases and chronic infections. However, regulatory mechanisms can also lead to prolonged survival of pathogens in chronic infections like leprosy and tuberculosis (TB). Des...