Mycobacterium bovis BCG-Specific Th17 Cells Confer Partial Protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis Infection in the Absence of Gamma Interferon

Protective immunity against tuberculosis (TB) requires the integrated response of a network of lymphocytes. Both gamma interferon (IFN-γ)- and interleukin 17 (IL-17)-secreting CD4(+) T cells have been identified in subjects with latent TB infection and during experimental Mycobacterium tuberculosis...

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Main Authors: Wozniak, Teresa M., Saunders, Bernadette M., Ryan, Anthony A., Britton, Warwick J.
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2010
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Host Response and Inflammation
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2950338/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20679438
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.01392-09
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