sTREM-1 and TNF-α levels are associated with the clinical outcome of leprosy patients

Leprosy reaction (LR) and physical disability (PD) are the most significant clinical complications of leprosy. Herein, we assessed the circulating serum-sTREM-1 and TNF-α levels and their genetic polymorphisms in leprosy. Serum-sTREM-1 and TNF-α levels were measured in leprosy patients (LP) before t...

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Main Authors: Márcio Bezerra-Santos, Lays G. Santos Bomfim, Camilla N. Oliveira Santos, Maria Wiliane N. Cunha, Eduardo J. Rocha de Moraes, Rodrigo A. Cazzaniga, Martha D. L. Tenório, Jonnia M. Sherlock Araujo, Lucas Menezes-Silva, Lucas Sousa Magalhães, Aline S. Barreto, Steven G. Reed, Malcolm S. Duthie, Michael W. Lipscomb, Roque Pacheco de Almeida, Tatiana Rodrigues de Moura, Amélia Ribeiro de Jesus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2023-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Medicine
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmed.2023.1177375/full