ArticleFrontiers in immunology2017
Immune Checkpoints in Leprosy: Immunotherapy As a Feasible Approach to Control Disease Progression.
Article in Frontiers in immunology, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 5 papers.
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- IL-32-producing CD8+ memory T cells define immunoregulatory niches in human cutaneous leishmaniasis.The Journal of clinical investigation · 2025Article
- Differential expression of programmed death 1 (PD-1) on various immune cells and its role in human leprosy.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Article
- The immunology of other mycobacteria: M. ulcerans, M. leprae.Seminars in immunopathology · 2020Review
- Expression of annexin-A1 in blood and tissue leukocytes of leprosy patients.Revista da Sociedade Brasileira de Medicina Tropical · 2020Article
- The impact of KIR/HLA genes on the risk of developing multibacillary leprosy.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2019Article
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Abstract
Leprosy remains a health problem in several countries. Current management of patients with leprosy is complex and requires multidrug therapy. Nonetheless, antibiotic treatment is insufficient to prevent nerve disabilities and control
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