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Inhibition of maturation of human monocyte-derived dendritic cells in a patient with Mycobacterium avium infection.
International journal of immunopathology and pharmacology - 1 Jan 2000
Di Renzo M, Pasqui A L, Rubegni P, D'Ascenzo G, De Aloe G, Auteri A, Fimiani M
Abstract excerpt
Mycobacterium avium complex is a facultative intracellular pathogen that can cause pulmonary disease in immunocompromised individuals. Dendritic cells (DCs) play a central role in protective immunity against mycobacteria. Mycobacterium avium complex infects DCs but does not impair in vitro infected monocytes differentiation into DCs. A 54-year old woman affected by chronic graft-versus-host-disease (cGVHD) was...
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