Profound peripheral T-lymphocyte depletion and activation in disseminated tuberculosis



Título del documento: Profound peripheral T-lymphocyte depletion and activation in disseminated tuberculosis
Revista: The brazilian journal of infectious diseases
Base de datos: PERIÓDICA
Número de sistema: 000291033
ISSN: 1413-8670
Autores: 1

Instituciones: 1Universidade Federal de Sao Paulo, Divisao de Doencas Infecciosas, Sao Paulo. Brasil
Año:
Periodo: Feb
Volumen: 10
Número: 1
Paginación: 59-61
País: Brasil
Idioma: Inglés
Tipo de documento: Artículo
Enfoque: Caso clínico
Resumen en inglés 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
Disciplinas: Medicina,
Biología
Palabras clave: 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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