01132nas a2200289 4500000000100000008004100001260000900042653002500051653001900076653001100095653001200106653001500118653002000133653002000153653002100173100001700194700001400211700001600225700002100241700001500262700001600277245014900293300000900442490001500451520036200466022001400828 2008 d c200810aCase-Control Studies10aFlow Cytometry10aHumans10aleprosy10aLeukocytes10aReceptors, CCR210aReceptors, CCR510aReceptors, CXCR41 aMendonça VA1 aMelo GEBA1 aTeixeira MM1 aMartins-Filho OA1 aAntunes CM1 aTeixeira AL00aAnalysis of chemokine receptors on the surface of circulating leukocytes of individuals infected with Mycobacterium leprae: preliminary results. a95-80 v41 Suppl 23 a

In this study, the expression of chemokine receptors on the surface of circulating leukocytes was determined using flow cytometry. An increase in the percentage of CCR2+CD4+ lymphocytes was observed in the peripheral blood of leprosy patients. This preliminary data suggests that alterations occur in the chemokine receptor profile of these patients.

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