The mammalian immune system has evolved the capacity to detect and destroy tumor cells.
Tumors utilize multiple strategies to evade host immune surveillance, including the induction …

Leprosy is a chronic intracellular infection caused by the acid-fast bacillus, Mycobacterium
leprae. The disease chiefly affects the skin, peripheral nerves, mucosa of the upper …

Hansen's disease (or leprosy) still persists as a serious public health issue. Its diagnosis is
based primarily on the detection of clinical signs that are characteristic of the disease …

Background: Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease classified into two subgroups for
therapeutic purposes: paucibacillary (PB) and multibacillary (MB), closely related to the host …

Paratuberculosis is a chronic intestinal disease of ruminant animals caused by
Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP). A hallmark of paratuberculosis is a …

Leprosy is a disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae that presents on a spectrum of both
clinical manifestations and T cell response. On one end of this spectrum, tuberculoid leprosy …

Background and Purpose Previous studies concerning the role of CD86 polymorphisms
(rs1129055 and rs17281995) in cancer fail to provide compelling evidence. The aim of this …

Leprosy is an infectious disease that remains endemic in approximately 100 developing
countries, where about 200,000 new cases are diagnosed each year. Moreover …

In order to understand the apoptotic response and the participation of Treg cells in the
spectral clinical evolution of leprosy, this study evaluated the immunohistochemical …

Leprosy remains a health problem in several countries. Current management of patients
with leprosy is complex and requires multidrug therapy. Nonetheless, antibiotic treatment is …