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Thymus Atrophy and Double-Positive Escape Are Common Features in Infectious Diseases
Joint Authors
Morrot, Alexandre
Villa-Verde, Déa Maria Serra
Nunes Panzenhagen, Pedro H.
de Meis, Juliana
Savino, Wilson
Maran, Naiara
Aurélio Farias-de-Oliveira, Désio
Source
Journal of Parasitology Research
Issue
Vol. 2012, Issue 2012 (31 Dec. 2012), pp.1-9, 9 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2012-02-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
9
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
The thymus is a primary lymphoid organ in which bone marrow-derived T-cell precursors undergo differentiation, leading to migration of positively selected thymocytes to the T-cell-dependent areas of secondary lymphoid organs.
This organ can undergo atrophy, caused by several endogenous and exogenous factors such as ageing, hormone fluctuations, and infectious agents.
This paper will focus on emerging data on the thymic atrophy caused by infectious agents.
We present data on the dynamics of thymus lymphocytes during acute Trypanosoma cruzi infection, showing that the resulting thymus atrophy comprises the abnormal release of thymic-derived T cells and may have an impact on host immune response.
American Psychological Association (APA)
de Meis, Juliana& Aurélio Farias-de-Oliveira, Désio& Nunes Panzenhagen, Pedro H.& Maran, Naiara& Villa-Verde, Déa Maria Serra& Morrot, Alexandre…[et al.]. 2012. Thymus Atrophy and Double-Positive Escape Are Common Features in Infectious Diseases. Journal of Parasitology Research،Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-481921
Modern Language Association (MLA)
de Meis, Juliana…[et al.]. Thymus Atrophy and Double-Positive Escape Are Common Features in Infectious Diseases. Journal of Parasitology Research No. 2012 (2012), pp.1-9.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
de Meis, Juliana& Aurélio Farias-de-Oliveira, Désio& Nunes Panzenhagen, Pedro H.& Maran, Naiara& Villa-Verde, Déa Maria Serra& Morrot, Alexandre…[et al.]. Thymus Atrophy and Double-Positive Escape Are Common Features in Infectious Diseases. Journal of Parasitology Research. 2012. Vol. 2012, no. 2012, pp.1-9.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-481921
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-481921