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SUBMITTER: Pineros AR
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5269597 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Piñeros A R AR Campos L W LW Fonseca D M DM Bertolini T B TB Gembre A F AF Prado R Q RQ Alves-Filho J C JC Ramos S G SG Russo M M Bonato V L D VL
Scientific reports 20170127
The protective effects of mycobacterial infections on lung allergy are well documented. However, the inverse relationship between tuberculosis and type 2 immunity is still elusive. Although type 1 immunity is essential to protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis it might be also detrimental to the host due to the induction of extensive tissue damage. Here, we determined whether lung type 2 immunity induced by allergen sensitization and challenge could affect the outcome of M. tuberculosis i ...[more]