Expansion of Pathogen-Specific T-Helper 1 and T-Helper 17 Cells in Pulmonary Tuberculosis With Coincident Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Background. Type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM) is a major risk factor for the development of active pulmonary tuberculosis, although the immunological mechanisms underlying this interaction remain unexplored. The influence of poorly controlled diabetes on pathogen-specific T-helper 1 (Th1) and T-helper 1...

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Main Authors: Kumar, Nathella Pavan, Sridhar, Rathinam, Banurekha, Vaithilingam V., Jawahar, Mohideen S., Nutman, Thomas B., Babu, Subash
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Oxford University Press 2013
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Major Articles and Brief Reports
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3733509/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23715661
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1093/infdis/jit241
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