Corroboration of cross-reactivity between Mycobacterium leprae and hosts’ salivary and cutaneous proteins: A hope for prognostic biomarkers for the pathogenesis of reactions in leprosy

Corroboration of cross-reactivity between Mycobacterium leprae and hosts’ salivary and cutaneous proteins: A hope for prognostic biomarkers for the pathogenesis of reactions in leprosy

IntroductionImmunological reactions are frequent complications that may occur either before, during, or after treatment and affect 30–50% of leprosy patients. The presence of autoantibodies like rheumatoid factor, antinuclear factor, and antibodies to host collagen, keratin, actin, myosin, endotheli...

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Main Authors: Vinay Kumar Pathak, Itu Singh, Shoor Vir Singh, Utpal Sengupta
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022-12-01
Series:Frontiers in Microbiology
Subjects:
leprosy
cross-reactivity
molecular mimicry
reactions
biomarkers
Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fmicb.2022.1075053/full

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