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.
BT - Anais brasileiros de dermatologia C1 - http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/20098852?dopt=Abstract DA - 2009 Sep-Oct DO - 10.1590/s0365-05962009000500008 IS - 5 J2 - An Bras Dermatol LA - por N2 -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.
PY - 2009 SP - 495 EP - 500 T2 - Anais brasileiros de dermatologia TI - [Peripheral nervous system and grounds for the neural insult in leprosy]. TT - Sistema nervoso periférico e pressupostos da agressão neural na hanseníase UR - http://www.scielo.br/pdf/abd/v84n5/v84n05a08.pdf VL - 84 SN - 1806-4841 ER -