[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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