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Increased Complement C1q Level Marks Active Disease in Human Tuberculosis

Yi Cai, Qianting Yang, Yueqiang Tang, Mingxia Zhang, Haiying Liu, Guoliang Zhang, Qunyi Deng, Jian Huang, Zhiliang Gao, Boping Zhou,

PLoS ONE · 2014 · 120 citations · 36 references

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Background: Complement functions as an important host defense system and complement C5 and C7 have been implicated in immunopathology of tuberculosis. However, little is known about the role of other complement components in tuberculosis.

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Neutrophils Are the Predominant Infected Phagocytic Cells in the Airways of Patients With Active Pulmonary TB

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