Why does tuberculosis lead to specific inflammation?

Japanese Journal of Leprosy

Volumn 78, Issue 3, 2009, Pages 263-269

  Sugawara, Isamu ^a  

^a RESEARCH INSTITUTE OF TUBERCULOSIS   (Japan)

Author keywords

Genome; Immunity; M.tuberculosis; Specific inflammation; Virulence

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL DNA; GAMMA INTERFERON; NITRIC OXIDE; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ANIMAL; APOPTOSIS; BACTERIAL GENOME; CELL WALL; CYTOLOGY; GENETICS; HUMAN; IMMUNE SYSTEM; IMMUNOLOGY; INFLAMMATION; LANGHANS GIANT CELL; LUNG ALVEOLUS MACROPHAGE; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEUTROPHIL; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TUBERCULOSIS;

ANIMALS; APOPTOSIS; CELL WALL; DNA, BACTERIAL; GENOME, BACTERIAL; GIANT CELLS, LANGHANS; HUMANS; IMMUNE SYSTEM; INFLAMMATION; INTERFERON-GAMMA; MACROPHAGES, ALVEOLAR; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; NEUTROPHILS; NITRIC OXIDE; RISK FACTORS; TUBERCULOSIS; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR-ALPHA;

EID: 78650515780     PISSN: 13423681     EISSN: 1884314X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5025/hansen.78.263     Document Type: Review

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