[Peripheral nervous system and grounds for the neural insult in leprosy].
The mechanism of interaction between Mycobacterium leprae and neural cells has not been elucidated so far. No satisfactory interpretation exists as to the bacterium tropism to the peripheral nervous system in particular. The present study is a review of the micro-physiology of the extracellular apparatus attached to Schwann cells, as well as on the description of morphological units probably involved in the process of the binding to the bacterial wall.
Chacha
Jorge João
JJ
Disciplina de Dermatologia, Faculdade de Medicina, Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso do Sul, Campo Grande, MS, Brasil. ltf@nin.ufms.br
Sotto
Miriam N
MN
Peters
Lothar
L
Lourenço
Silvia
S
Rivitti
Evandro A
EA
Melnikov
Petr
P
D006801:Humans; D007918:Leprosy / Q000150:complications* / Q000382:microbiology*; D010523:Peripheral Nervous System Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*