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ArticleImmunology2018

Altered expression of antigen-specific memory and regulatory T-cell subsets differentiate latent and active tuberculosis.

Balaji Pathakumari, Santhi Devasundaram, Alamelu Raja

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Article in Immunology, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 25 papers.

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25 citing papers in PubMed, 32 citations in OpenAlex.

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5 · Who and what money

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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.

Balaji PathakumariDepartment of Immunology, National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (ICMR), Chennai, India.ORCID 0000-0002-2964-1632
Santhi DevasundaramDepartment of Immunology, National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (ICMR), Chennai, India.
Alamelu RajaDepartment of Immunology, National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis (ICMR), Chennai, India.
National Institute of Research in Tuberculosis · IN

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Although one-third of the world population is infected with Mycobacterium tuberculosis, only 5-10% of the infected individuals will develop active tuberculosis (TB) disease and the rest will remain infected with no symptoms, known as latent TB infection (LTBI). Identifying biomarkers that differentiate latent and active TB disease enables effective TB control, as early detection, treatment of active TB and preventive treatment of individuals with LTBI are crucial steps involved in TB control. Here, we have evaluated the frequency of antigen-specific memory and regulatory T (Treg) cells in 15 healthy household contacts (HHC) and 15 pulmonary TB patients (PTB) to identify biomarkers for differential diagnosis of LTBI and active TB. Among all the antigens tested in the present study, early secretory antigenic target-6 (ESAT-6) -specific CD4

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AdultAntigens, BacterialBacterial ProteinsBiomarkersFemaleHumansImmunologic MemoryLatent TuberculosisMaleMiddle AgedMycobacterium tuberculosisT-Lymphocytes, RegulatoryT-Lymphocyte SubsetsTuberculosis, PulmonaryYoung AdultAntigens, BacterialBacterial ProteinsBiomarkersantigenbiomarkerlatent tuberculosismemory T cellsMycobacterium tuberculosisregulatory T cells

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PMID28881482
PMCPMC5795181
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