Open AccessPreexposure to LiveBrugia malayiMicrofilariae Alters the Innate Response of Human Dendritic Cells toMycobacterium tuberculosis
Author(s) -
Kawsar R. Talaat,
Rachael Bonawitz,
Pilar Domenech,
Thomas B. Nutman
Publication year - 2005
Publication title -
the journal of infectious diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.69
H-Index - 252
eISSN - 1537-6613
pISSN - 0022-1899
DOI - 10.1086/498912
Subject(s) - mycobacterium tuberculosis , tuberculosis , biology , immunology , chemokine , cd14 , dendritic cell , microbiology and biotechnology , virology , antigen , immune system , medicine , pathology
Mycobacterium tuberculosis and helminth coinfection is highly prevalent, and the presence of helminths may modulate the Th1 response necessary for M. tuberculosis control.
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