title: New immunologic pathways in the pathogenesis of leprosy: role for Th22 cytokines in the polar forms of the disease.
authors.affiliation: Nucleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade Federal do Para, Belem-PA, Brazil.
authors.forename: Edvaldo
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: de Lima Silveira
authors.affiliation: Nucleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade Federal do Para, Belem-PA, Brazil.
authors.forename: Jorge Rodrigues
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: de Sousa
authors.affiliation: Nucleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade Federal do Para, Belem-PA, Brazil.
authors.forename: Tinara Leila
authors.initials: TL
authors.lastname: de Sousa Aarão
authors.affiliation: Nucleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade Federal do Para, Belem-PA, Brazil.
authors.forename: Hellen Thais
authors.initials: HT
authors.lastname: Fuzii
authors.affiliation: Centro de Ciencias Biologicas e da Saude, Universidade do Estado do Para, Belem-PA, Brazil.
authors.forename: Leonidas Braga
authors.initials: LB
authors.lastname: Dias Junior
authors.affiliation: Centro de Ciencias Biologicas e da Saude, Universidade do Estado do Para, Belem-PA, Brazil.
authors.forename: Francisca Regina Oliveira
authors.initials: FR
authors.lastname: Carneiro
authors.affiliation: Nucleo de Medicina Tropical, Universidade Federal do Para, Belem-PA, Brazil; Centro de Ciencias Biologicas e da Saude, Universidade do Estado do Para, Belem-PA, Brazil. Electronic address: juarez@ufpa.br.
authors.forename: Juarez Antonio Simões
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Quaresma
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2 / Q000032:analysis / Q000502:physiology; D054884:Host-Pathogen Interactions / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D057131:Immune Evasion; D018793:Interleukin-13 / Q000032:analysis / Q000502:physiology; D007378:Interleukins / Q000032:analysis / Q000502:physiology*; D015440:Leprosy, Lepromatous / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D015441:Leprosy, Tuberculoid / Q000209:etiology / Q000276:immunology* / Q000473:pathology; D008264:Macrophages / Q000382:microbiology; D008297:Male; D009166:Mycobacterium leprae / Q000276:immunology; D006377:T-Lymphocytes, Helper-Inducer / Q000737:chemistry / Q000145:classification / Q000276:immunology*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000032:analysis / Q000502:physiology; D000097043:Interleukin-22
chemical_list: D016222:Fibroblast Growth Factor 2; D018793:Interleukin-13; D007378:Interleukins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D000097043:Interleukin-22