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TB/HIV pleurisy reduces Th17 lymphocyte proportion independent of the cytokine microenvironment.
Tuberculosis (Edinburgh, Scotland) - 1 Jul 2016
Korb Vanessa C, Phulukdaree Alisa, Lalloo Umesh G, Chuturgoon Anil A, Moodley Devapregasan
Abstract excerpt
T-helper (Th) 17 cells are a pro-inflammatory subset of CD4(+) effector T-cells critical in mucosal immunity. Imbalances in Th17 cell proportion have been implicated in the pathogenesis of several diseases; however, this has not been adequately explored in tuberculosis (TB) and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) co-infection. Since Th17 cells are predominantly mucosally associated, we assessed Th17 proportion and...
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