Mercedes Alemán

Outbreaks of Mycobacterium Tuberculosis MDR Strains Induce High IL-17 T-Cell Response in Patients With MDR Tuberculosis That Is Closely Associated With High Antigen Load

Juan I. Basile, Laura Geffner, María Mercedes Romero et al. · The Journal of Infectious Diseases · 2011 · 105 citations

Increased Susceptibility to Apoptosis of CD56dimCD16+ NK Cells Induces the Enrichment of IFN-γ-Producing CD56bright Cells in Tuberculous Pleurisy

Pablo Schierloh, Noemí Yokobori, Mercedes Alemán et al. · The Journal of Immunology · 2005 · 97 citations

Immune Regulation, Immunology, Cell Death +19

IL-10 down-regulates costimulatory molecules on<i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>-pulsed macrophages and impairs the lytic activity of CD4 and CD8 CTL in tuberculosis patients

Silvia de la Barrera, Mercedes Alemán, Rosa Musella et al. · Clinical & Experimental Immunology · 2004 · 85 citations · Full text

Inflammation, Mtb Infection, Adaptive Immune System +15

<i>Mycobacterium tuberculosis</i>Triggers Apoptosis in Peripheral Neutrophils Involving Toll-Like Receptor 2 and p38 Mitogen Protein Kinase in Tuberculosis Patients

Mercedes Alemán, Pablo Schierloh, Silvia de la Barrera et al. · Infection and Immunity · 2004 · 85 citations · Full text

Apoptosis, Pmn-mediated Inflammatory Response, Immune Regulation +22

Paradoxical role of CD16+CCR2+CCR5+ monocytes in tuberculosis: efficient APC in pleural effusion but also mark disease severity in blood

Luciana Balboa, María Mercedes Romero, Juan I. Basile et al. · Journal of Leukocyte Biology · 2011 · 72 citations · Full text