Th-1, Th-2 Cytokines Profile among Madurella mycetomatis Eumycetoma Patients
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Th-1, Th-2 Cytokines Profile among Madurella mycetomatis Eumycetoma Patients
Eumycetoma is a progressive and destructive chronic granulomatous subcutaneous inflammatory disease caused by certain fungi, the most common being Madurella mycetomatis. The host defence mechanisms against fungi usually range from an early non-specific immune response to activation and induction of specific adaptive immune responses by the production of Th-1 and Th-2 cytokines. The aim of this ...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: PLOS Neglected Tropical Diseases
سال: 2016
ISSN: 1935-2735
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0004862