Flow cytometry as a tool to identify Mycobacterium tuberculosis interaction with the immune system and drug susceptibility
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
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95(4): 491-4, July-Aug. 2000.
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Flow cytometric analysis is a useful and widely employed tool to identify immunological alterations caused by different microorganisms, including Mycobacterium tuberculosis. However, this tool can be used for several others analysis. We will discuss some applications for flow cytometry to the study of M. tuberculosis, mainly on cell surface antigens, mycobacterial secreted proteins, their interaction with the immune system using inflammatory cells recovered from peripheral blood, alveolar and pleura spaces and the influence of M. tuberculosis on apoptosis, and finally the rapid determination of drug susceptibility. All of these examples highlight the usefulness of flow cytometry in the study of M. tuber-culosis infection.
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Assunto principal:
Tuberculose
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Resistência Microbiana a Medicamentos
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Citometria de Fluxo
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Sistema Imunitário
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Macrófagos
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Mycobacterium tuberculosis
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Mem. Inst. Oswaldo Cruz
Assunto da revista:
Medicina Tropical
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Parasitologia
Ano de publicação:
2000
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
País de afiliação:
Brasil
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