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Dihydrolipoamide dehydrogenase‐Lpd (Rv0462)‐specific T cell recall responses are higher in healthy household contacts of TB: a novel immunodominant antigen from M. tuberculosis
Author(s) -
Devasundaram Santhi,
Raja Alamelu
Publication year - 2017
Publication title -
journal of leukocyte biology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.819
H-Index - 191
eISSN - 1938-3673
pISSN - 0741-5400
DOI - 10.1189/jlb.4a0916-067rr
Subject(s) - mycobacterium tuberculosis , antigen , tuberculosis , immunology , biology , immune system , cd8 , population , lactate dehydrogenase , medicine , enzyme , biochemistry , environmental health , pathology
M. tuberculosis antigen Lpd showed strong cellular immune response in healthy contacts of TB; its use is encouraged for subunit TB vaccine development.