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T C Damage Activate M Tuberculosis  Explain Pathogenesis

Front M. Tuberculosis 

Explain the pathogenesis
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Tc cause direct damage → Th1 cells secrete cytokines (IL-12,INFγ) which activate Tc cells to recruit and activate monocytes/macrophages → macrophages cause bulk of the damage via Type IV DTH  



Tags: microbiology

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