Heightened Systemic Levels of Neutrophil and Eosinophil Granular Proteins in Pulmonary Tuberculosis and Reversal following Treatment

Granulocytes are activated during Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and act as immune effector cells, and granulocyte responses are implicated in tuberculosis (TB) pathogenesis. Plasma levels of neutrophil and eosinophil granular proteins provide an indirect measure of degranulation. In this stud...

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Published in:Infect Immun
Main Authors: Moideen, Kadar, Kumar, Nathella Pavan, Nair, Dina, Banurekha, Vaithilingam V., Bethunaickan, Ramalingam, Babu, Subash
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: American Society for Microbiology 2018
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Host Response and Inflammation
Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5964507/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29632246
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1128/IAI.00008-18
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