Abstract

OLIVARES, Nesty et al. Role of antibodies in protecting against Micobacterium tuberculosis. Vaccimonitor [online]. 2006, vol.15, n.3, pp.15-20. ISSN 1025-028X.

Conventional thinking generally assumes that host defense mechanisms against Mycobacterium tuberculosis exclusively rely on cellular defense mechanisms and the role of antibodies in protecting against infection is ruled out. This work shows current evidences that change this dogma and suggest to consider the eliciting of the Humoral Immune Response as an alternative in vaccine research against Tuberculosis.

Keywords : Tuberculosis; Antibodies; Vaccines.

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