Immunopathology of leprosy : towards the search for diagnostic and prognostic biomarkers to elucidate pathobiology and their utility in patient care

Authors	A.M. Iyer
Supervisors	S.T. Pals P.K. Das
Cosupervisors	W.R. Faber
Award date	30-01-2009
ISBN	9789064643255
Number of pages	169
Organisations	Faculty of Medicine (AMC-UvA)
Document type	PhD thesis
Language	English
Downloads	Thesis Front cover Title pages Table of contents Abbreviations Chapter 1: Introduction and outline of the thesis Chapter 2: Serum levels of interferon-γ, tumour necrosis factor-α, soluble interleukin-6R and soluble cell activation markers for monitoring response to treatment of leprosy reactions Chapter 3: Serial measurement of cytokines, cytokine receptors and neopterin in leprosy patients with reactions Chapter 4: Utility of measuring serum levels of anti-PGL-I antibody, neopterin and C-reactive protein in monitoring leprosy patients during multi-drug treatment and reactions Chapter 5: Increased chitotriosidase activity in serum of leprosy patients : association with bacillary leprosy Chapter 6: Leprosy-specific B-cells within cellular infiltrates in active leprosy lesions Chapter 7: Modulation of dendritic cell maturation by M.leprae and its association with leprosy spectral pathology Chapter 8: Summary and concluding remarks Chapter 9: Samenvatting Acknowledgements Curriculum vitae List of publications
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