A systematic review of immunological studies of erythema nodosum leprosum
A Polycarpou, SL Walker, DNJ Lockwood - Frontiers in immunology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) is a painful inflammatory complication of leprosy
occurring in 50% of lepromatous leprosy patients and 5–10% of borderline lepromatous …
occurring in 50% of lepromatous leprosy patients and 5–10% of borderline lepromatous …
Host-related laboratory parameters for leprosy reactions
Y Luo, M Kiriya, K Tanigawa, A Kawashima… - Frontiers in …, 2021 - frontiersin.org
Leprosy reactions are acute inflammatory episodes that complicate the course of a
Mycobacterium leprae infection and are the major cause of leprosy-associated pathology …
Mycobacterium leprae infection and are the major cause of leprosy-associated pathology …
VDR polymorphism, gene expression and vitamin D levels in leprosy patients from North Indian population
Background Leprosy is a chronic infectious disease caused by Mycobacterium leprae and
mainly affects skin, peripheral nerves. Vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphism has …
mainly affects skin, peripheral nerves. Vitamin D receptor (VDR) gene polymorphism has …
Association of Fok1 VDR polymorphism with Vitamin D and its associated molecules in pulmonary tuberculosis patients and their household contacts
Abstract Status of Fok I VDR polymorphism along with vitamin D, Vitamin D receptor (VDR),
and cathelicidin levels in Tuberculosis (TB) patients compared to household contacts and …
and cathelicidin levels in Tuberculosis (TB) patients compared to household contacts and …
Undernutrition, food insecurity, and leprosy in North Gondar Zone, Ethiopia: A case-control study to identify infection risk factors associated with poverty
Background Ethiopia has over 3,200 new cases of leprosy diagnosed every year.
Prevention remains a challenge as transmission pathways are poorly understood …
Prevention remains a challenge as transmission pathways are poorly understood …
Status of vitamin D and the associated host factors in pulmonary tuberculosis patients and their household contacts: A cross sectional study
Innate immunity plays an important role in pathophysiology of tuberculosis which is
influenced by various host factors. One such factor is vitamin D which, along with its …
influenced by various host factors. One such factor is vitamin D which, along with its …
[HTML][HTML] Reduced vitamin D receptor (VDR) and cathelicidin antimicrobial peptide (CAMP) gene expression contribute to the maintenance of inflammatory immune …
ALG de Oliveira, AT Chaves, MS Cardoso… - Microbes and …, 2022 - Elsevier
Leprosy is an infectious disease influenced by genetic, immunological, and environmental
factors. Reduced gene expressions may be associated with the immunological response …
factors. Reduced gene expressions may be associated with the immunological response …
Infectious and metabolic diseases: a synergistic relationship
CA Roberts, M Brickley - Biological anthropology of the human …, 2018 - Wiley Online Library
Paleopathologists have a long history of recording and interpreting evidence for infectious
and metabolic diseases seen globally in preserved bodies and skeletons from …
and metabolic diseases seen globally in preserved bodies and skeletons from …
Vitamin D receptor gene polymorphisms are associated with leprosy in Southern Brazil
AC Pepineli, HV Alves, BT Tiyo, LC Macedo… - Frontiers in …, 2019 - frontiersin.org
Vitamin D, together with its nuclear receptor (VDR), plays an important role in modulating the
immune response, decreasing the inflammatory process. Some polymorphisms of the VDR …
immune response, decreasing the inflammatory process. Some polymorphisms of the VDR …
Leprosy masquerading as systemic rheumatic diseases
H El-Gendy, RM El-Gohary, KS Shohdy… - JCR: Journal of …, 2016 - journals.lww.com
Rheumatologic manifestations not only are encountered in leprosy but also can be the first
and even the sole presenting manifestation. The hallmark of leprosy is skin and peripheral …
and even the sole presenting manifestation. The hallmark of leprosy is skin and peripheral …