[Leish-l] etanercept and kala-azar
josé carlos
jcribeiro.pi at ig.com.br
Fri Nov 29 08:14:11 BRST 2013
Em 28/11/2013 15:50, josé carlos escreveu:
> Good afternoon friends,
>
> I came across the attached article and was wondering if the use of
> etanercept at the appropriate time would represent an important
> advance in the treatment of kala-azar to allow the body does not come
> into immunosuppression and destroy the parasite. I did a quick search
> on pubmed and found no article that answered my question, MDSC are
> elevated in leishmaniasis? etanercept at the appropriate time heals
> the patient with kala-azar?
>
> best regards,
>
> José Carlos
> Lableish- IDTNP
> Teresina - PI - Brazil
bom dia,
acredito que o mecanismo pelo qual a esplenectomia melhora os quadros
graves se dá pela retirada junto com o baço das MDSC (células
supressoras mielóie derivadas). Assim, a medula óssea é a responsável
pela manutenção da parasitemia e o baço pela imunossupressão e gravidade
do quadro.
josé carlos
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