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Genetic Polymorphisms in the Toll-like Receptor 10, Interleukin (IL)17A and IL17F Genes Differently Affect the Risk for Tuberculosis in Croatian Population.
Scandinavian journal of immunology - 1 Jul 2015
Bulat-Kardum L J, Etokebe G E, Lederer P, Balen S, Dembic Z
Abstract excerpt
Proinflammatory conditions leading to activation of macrophages via interferon-γ bear an important role in host defence against intracellular bacteria such as Mycobacterium tuberculosis (Mt). Interleukin-17 plays a similar role, as it appears to be also an activator of macrophages. Recently, the TLR-10 was identified as an anti-inflammatory factor that exerts its action via association with the TLR-2 chain at the...
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