The effect of BCG vaccination on alveolar macrophages obtained from induced sputum from healthy volunteers.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2020.155135
Abstract: The anti-tuberculosis vaccine Bacillus Calmette-Guérin (BCG) is able to boost innate immune responses through a process called 'trained immunity'. It is hypothesized that BCG-induced trained immunity contributes to protection against Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Since alveolar… read more here.
Keywords: vaccination alveolar; alveolar macrophages; bcg vaccination; induced sputum ... See more keywords