Leprosy as a model of immunity.

Abstract:

: Leprosy displays a spectrum of clinical manifestations, such as lepromatous and tuberculoid leprosy, and type I and II lepra reactions, which are thought to be a reflection of the host's immunological response against Mycobacterium leprae. Therefore, differential recognition of M. leprae, as well as its degraded components, and subsequent activation of cellular immunity will be an important factor for the clinical manifestation of leprosy. Although M. leprae mainly parasitizes tissue macrophages in the dermis and the Schwann cells of peripheral nerves, the presence of M. leprae in other organs, such as the liver, may also play important roles in the further modification of seesaw-like bipolar phenotypes of leprosy. Thus, leprosy is an exciting model for investigating the role of the human immune system in host defense and susceptibility to infection.

journal_name

Future Microbiol

journal_title

Future microbiology

authors

Degang Y,Nakamura K,Akama T,Ishido Y,Luo Y,Ishii N,Suzuki K

doi

10.2217/fmb.13.140

subject

Has Abstract

pub_date

2014-01-01 00:00:00

pages

43-54

issue

1

eissn

1746-0913

issn

1746-0921

journal_volume

9

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