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Analysis of local T lymphocyte subsets upon stimulation with intravesical BCG: a model to study tuberculosis immunity.
Respiratory medicine - 1 Jun 2004
Ponticiello Antonio, Perna Francesco, Maione Sabato, Stradolini Marino, Testa Gianfranco, Terrazzano Giuseppe, Ruggiero Giuseppina, Malerba Mario, Sanduzzi Alessandro
Abstract excerpt
Cell-mediated immune response can control tuberculosis infection. A significant role for immune cells like CD4, CD8 and gammadelta T lymphocytes have been recognized, but little is known about the kinetics of activation and accumulation of these cells in course of Tuberculosis infection in humans. This is due to both the difficult to access to human lung and the fact that most subjects are examined in different...
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