Characteristics of Suppressor Macrophages Induced by Mycobacterial and Protozoal Infections in relation to Alternatively Activated M2 Macrophages
In the advanced stages of mycobacterial infections, host immune systems tend to change from a Th1-type to Th2-type immune response, resulting in the abrogation of Th1 cell- and macrophage-mediated antimicrobial host protective immunity. Notably, this type of immune conversion is occasionally associa...
Saved in:
Main Authors: | , , , , , |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
Wiley
2012-01-01
|
Series: | Clinical and Developmental Immunology |
Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2012/635451 |
Tags: |
Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
|