Detection of interferon gamma-secreting CD8+ T lymphocytes in humans specific for three PE/PPE proteins of Mycobacterium tuberculosis

Microbes and Infection

Volumn 10, Issue 8, 2008, Pages 858-867

  Chaitra, M G ^a   Shaila, M S ^a   Nayak, R ^a  

^a INDIAN INSTITUTE OF SCIENCE   (India)

Author keywords

Human immune response; Mycobacterium tuberculosis; PE PPE proteins; T cell antigens

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PROTEIN; BCG VACCINE; GAMMA INTERFERON; GLYCINE; HLA ANTIBODY; HLA ANTIGEN CLASS 1; HLA DR ANTIGEN; INTERLEUKIN 2; LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE; MONOCLONAL ANTIBODY; PE PROTEIN; PPE PROTEIN; SYNTHETIC PEPTIDE;

ANTIGEN SPECIFICITY; ARTICLE; BCG VACCINATION; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CD8+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CYTOKINE RELEASE; CYTOTOXICITY; EFFECTOR CELL; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; ENZYME RELEASE; FLOW CYTOMETRY; HUMAN; HUMAN CELL; IMMUNE RESPONSE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE SUBPOPULATION; TUBERCULOSIS;

BACTERIAL PROTEINS; CD8-POSITIVE T-LYMPHOCYTES; CELL PROLIFERATION; CELLS, CULTURED; CYTOTOXICITY TESTS, IMMUNOLOGIC; CYTOTOXICITY, IMMUNOLOGIC; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; LEUKOCYTES, MONONUCLEAR; MYCOBACTERIUM BOVIS; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS;

EID: 48549086458     PISSN: 12864579     EISSN: 1769714X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.micinf.2008.04.017     Document Type: Article

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