Leprosy is caused by Mycobacterium leprae and has been known since biblical times. It is
still endemic in many regions of the world and a public health problem in Brazil. The …

Despite significant improvements in leprosy (Hansen's disease) treatment and outlook for
patients since the introduction of multidrug therapy (MDT) 3 decades ago, the global …

It is established that chronic spirochetal infection can cause slowly progressive dementia,
brain atrophy and amyloid deposition in late neurosyphilis. Recently it has been suggested …

В монографии приведены сведения по роли цитокинов в регуляции физиологических
процессов, защитных реакций организма и в патогенезе иммунопатологических …

Leprosy, a disease caused by the intracellular parasite Mycobacterium leprae or
Mycobacterium lepromatosis, has affected humans for more than 4,000 years and is a …

Chronic spirochetal infection can cause slowly progressive dementia, cortical atrophy and
amyloid deposition in the atrophic form of general paresis. There is a significant association …

The in vitro study of TNF promoter polymorphism (SNP) function was stimulated by the
numerous case–control (association) studies of the polymorphisms in relation to human …

Tumour necrosis factor (TNF), an important proinflammatory cytokine, plays a role in the
regulation of cell differentiation, proliferation and death, as well as in inflammation, innate …

In 1999, Genes and Immunity published a systematic review and on-line database of
cytokine gene polymorphism in human disease, 1 and in 2001 a supplement to the review …

Despite the availability of effective treatment for several decades, leprosy remains an
important medical problem in many regions of the world. Infection with Mycobacterium …