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Systemic and local characterization of regulatory T cells in a chronic fungal infection in humans.
Journal of immunology (Baltimore, Md. : 1950) - 1 Nov 2006
Cavassani Karen A, Campanelli Ana P, Moreira Ana P, Vancim Jaqueline O, Vitali Lucia H, Mamede Rui C, Martinez Roberto, Silva João S
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The long-term persistence of pathogens in a host is a hallmark of certain infectious diseases, including schistosomiasis, leishmaniasis, and paracoccidioidomycosis (PCM). Natural regulatory T (Treg) cells are involved in control of the immune responses, including response to pathogens. Because CTLA-4 is constitutively expressed in Treg cells and it acts as a negative regulator of T cell activation in patients...
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