Chronic helminth infection does not exacerbate Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection.

• Автори: Marc P Hübner (Автор), Kristin E Killoran (Автор), Michael Rajnik (Автор), Samuel Wilson (Автор), Kevin C Yim (Автор), Marina N Torrero (Автор), Christopher P Morris (Автор), Boris Nikonenko (Автор), Jorge C G Blanco (Автор), Val G Hemming (Автор), Edward Mitre (Автор)
• Формат: Книга
• Опубліковано: Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z.
• Предмети: article
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Chronic helminth infections induce a Th2 immune shift and establish an immunoregulatory milieu. As both of these responses can suppress Th1 immunity, which is necessary for control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis (MTB) infection, we hypothesized that chronic helminth infections may exacerbate the cour...