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TH17 CELLS, INTERLEUKIN-17 AND INTERFERON-γ IN PATIENTS AND HOUSEHOLDS CONTACTS OF LEPROSY WITH MULTIBACILLARY AND PAUCIBACILLARY FORMS BEFORE AND AFTER THE START OF CHEMOTHERAPY TREATMENT
Almeida-Neto, F. B. de et al. | Date Issued: 2015
Author
Almeida-Neto, F. B. de
Costa, V. M. Assis
Oliveira-Filho, A. F.
Franco, E. de Souza
Lima, E. V. Tavares Julião de
Lorena, V. M. Barros de
Souza, V. M. Oliveira de
Maia, M. B. de Sousa
Leprosy, immunology Paucibacillary
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Fundação Oswaldo Cruz. Instituto Aggeu Magalhães. Recife, PE, Brasil.
Abstract
Studies on the immunology of leprosy are fundamental to the understanding of the various forms of clinical manifestation of the disease. In some diseases, lymphocytes TH17 and one of its key cytokines, interleukin-17 has been shown to be essential in developing an effective immune response. In leprosy, involvement of lymphocyte TH17 and interleukin-17 remains understudied.
Keywords in Portuguese
Células Th17
Imunidade Celular
Hanseníase Multibacilar
Interferon gama
Hansenostáticos
Interleucina-17
 
Keywords
Th17 Cells
Immunity, Cellular
Leprosy, Multibacillary
Interferon-gamma
Leprosy, Paucibacillary
Interleukin-17
 
Citation
ALMEIDA-NETO, F. B. de et al. TH17 cells, interleukin-17 and interferon-γ in patients and households contacts of leprosy with multibacillary and paucibacillary forms before and after the start of chemotherapy treatment. Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology: JEADV, v. 29, n. 7, p. 1354–1361, jul. 2015.
DOI
10.1111/jdv.12869
ISSN
1468-3083