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Evaluation of the Immune Response of Individuals Infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Patients with Active Tuberculosis
Joint Authors
de Toledo, Vicente de Paulo Coelho Peixoto
Spíndola de Miranda, Silvana
Dantas, Nayanne Gama Teixeira
Abreu, Mery Natali
Guimarães, Tânia Mara Pinto Dabés
Source
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-01-11
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
This study reports the association between Mycobacterium tuberculosis and the immune response to pulmonary tuberculosis (TB).
Three groups were analyzed: (a) symptomatic patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), HIV-negative; (b) healthy individuals, tuberculin skin test reactive (TST+); (c) asymptomatic individuals, TST nonreactive (TST−).
Groups B and C presented a negative bacilloscopic smear, normal chest radiographs, and negative HIV.
The ELISA was used for IFN-γ, IL-10, TNF-α, and IgG quantification and lymph proliferative assay (LPA) to evaluate the cellular immune response.
IgG and LPA increased in all study groups as well as IFN-γ and TNF-α, but IL-10 remained low in all study groups.
There was an association between LPA and IFN-γ in group B.
It was demonstrated an association between IgG and IL-10 and between IFN-γ and IL-10 in group A.
There were direct and significant correlations between LPA and IgG, TNF-α and IFN-γ, IL-10 and IgG, and between IL-10 and IFN-γ, but an inverse relationship was observed between IFN-γ and LPA.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Guimarães, Tânia Mara Pinto Dabés& de Toledo, Vicente de Paulo Coelho Peixoto& Abreu, Mery Natali& Dantas, Nayanne Gama Teixeira& Spíndola de Miranda, Silvana. 2012. Evaluation of the Immune Response of Individuals Infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Patients with Active Tuberculosis. ISRN Immunology،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Guimarães, Tânia Mara Pinto Dabés…[et al.]. Evaluation of the Immune Response of Individuals Infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Patients with Active Tuberculosis. ISRN Immunology No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467659
American Medical Association (AMA)
Guimarães, Tânia Mara Pinto Dabés& de Toledo, Vicente de Paulo Coelho Peixoto& Abreu, Mery Natali& Dantas, Nayanne Gama Teixeira& Spíndola de Miranda, Silvana. Evaluation of the Immune Response of Individuals Infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Patients with Active Tuberculosis. ISRN Immunology. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-467659
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-467659