| Literature DB >> 11083843 |
S M Smith1, M R Klein, A S Malin, J Sillah, K Huygen, P Andersen, K P McAdam, H M Dockrell.
Abstract
Intracellular flow cytometry analysis of perforin production by CD8(+) T cells showed levels were greatly reduced in tuberculosis (TB) patients compared to healthy controls. Reduced cytotoxic-T-lymphocyte activity was also obtained with CD8(+) T cells from TB patients compared to healthy controls in The Gambia. A change in antigen recognition was noted between the two groups of donors: in addition to recognition of Ag85A and Ag85B, as seen in healthy donors, a prominent ESAT-6 response was found in TB patients.Entities:
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Year: 2000 PMID: 11083843 PMCID: PMC97828 DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.12.7144-7148.2000
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Infect Immun ISSN: 0019-9567 Impact factor: 3.441