Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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6127787 | Acta Tropica | 2012 | 5 Pages |
Abstract
⺠Circulating Th17 cell number was evaluated during acute vivax malaria infection. ⺠Correlation between Th17 cell number and cytokine production was assessed. ⺠We showed the expansion of Th17 cells during natural malaria vivax infection. ⺠Th17 cell number was correlated with regulatory cytokine profile. ⺠Correlation between Th17 cell number and morbidity or parasitemia were not detected.
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Lilian Lacerda Bueno, Cristiane Guimarães Morais, Marcus VinÃcius Lacerda, Ricardo Toshio Fujiwara, Ãrika Martins Braga,