Ascaris lumbricoides coinfection reduces tissue damage by decreasing IL-6 levels without altering clinical evolution of pulmonary tuberculosis or Th1/Th2/Th17 cytokine profile
Rev. Soc. Bras. Med. Trop; 52 (), 2019
Abstract INTRODUCTION: Immunological control of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection is dependent on the cellular immune response, mediated predominantly by Th1 type CD4+ T cells. Polarization of the immune response to Th2 can inhibit the host immune protection against pathogens. Patients with tubercul...
Anticuerpos Antihelmínticos/sangre, Ascariasis/complicaciones, Ascariasis/inmunología, Ascaris lumbricoides, Estudios de Casos y Controles, Coinfección, Citocinas/sangre, Citocinas/inmunología, Progresión de la Enfermedad, Citometría de Flujo, Interleucina-6/sangre, Interleucina-6/inmunología, Persona de Mediana Edad, Factores de Tiempo, Tuberculosis Pulmonar/complicaciones, Tuberculosis Pulmonar/inmunología