title: Introduction to the immunology of tuberculosis.
abstract: This paper serves to introduce some concepts of modern immunobiology that are relevant to the understanding of the complex interactions between mycobacteria and the infected host. Six topics are discussed: (1) the phenotypic markers and functions of human T lymphocyte subsets; (2) the nature of antigen receptors on T cells; (3) antigen processing and presentation; (4) adhesion molecules that facilitate cellular interactions; (5) surface molecules on phagocytes that promote the entry of pathogens into cells; and (6) compartmentalization of the immune system in vivo.
authors.affiliation: Department of Tropical Public Health, Harvard School of Public Health, Boston, Massachusetts 02115.
authors.forename: W F
authors.initials: WF
authors.lastname: Piessens
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D010586:Phagocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D013601:T-Lymphocytes / Q000276:immunology*; D014376:Tuberculosis / Q000276:immunology*