Profound peripheral T-lymphocyte depletion and activation in disseminated tuberculosis



Document title: Profound peripheral T-lymphocyte depletion and activation in disseminated tuberculosis
Journal: The brazilian journal of infectious diseases
Database: PERIÓDICA
System number: 000291033
ISSN: 1413-8670
Authors: 1

Institutions: 1Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Divisao de Doencas Infecciosas, Sao Paulo. Brasil
Year:
Season: Feb
Volumen: 10
Number: 1
Pages: 59-61
Country: Brasil
Language: Inglés
Document type: Artículo
Approach: Caso clínico
English abstract Three HIV-1-seronegative patients with disseminated tuberculosis presented significant depletion of T-cell counts, in CD4+ and/or CD8+ cells, associated with increased expression of activation marker CD38 on CD8+ T-lymphocytes. This finding raises the question of potential mechanisms involved in the activation or loss of T-cells in disseminated tuberculosis
Disciplines: Medicina,
Biología
Keyword: Neumología,
Biología celular,
Inmunología,
Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Disseminated tuberculosis,
Lymphocyte,
Activación celular
Keyword: Medicine,
Biology,
Pneumology,
Cell biology,
Immunology,
Mycobacterium tuberculosis,
Disseminated tuberculosis,
Lymphocytes,
Cellular activation
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