The Major Secreted Antigen Complex (Ag 85) from Mycobacterium bovis Bacille Calmette-Guerin Is Associated with Protective T Cells in Leprosy: A Follow-Up Study of 45 Household Contacts

T lymphocytes mediating protection and cellular cytolysis during the course of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection. Evidence for different kinetics and recognition of a wide spectrum of protein antigens.

1992 • 256 citations

Learning from lesions: patterns of tissue inflammation in leprosy.

1988 • 199 citations

The Antigens of Mycobacterium bovis, Strain BCG, Studied by Crossed Immunoelectrophoresis: a Reference System

1980 • 192 citations

Specific Lymphoproliferation, Gamma Interferon Production, and Serum Immunoglobulin G Directed against a Purified 32 kDa Mycobacterial Protein Antigen (P32) in Patients with Active Tuberculosis

1988 • 181 citations

A major T cell antigen of Mycobacterium leprae is a 10-kD heat-shock cognate protein.

1992 • 133 citations

The genes coding for the antigen 85 complexes of Mycobacterium tuberculosis and Mycobacterium bovis BCG are members of a gene family: cloning, sequence determination, and genomic organization of the gene coding for antigen 85-C of M. tuberculosis

1991 • 125 citations

An analysis of in vitro T cell responsiveness in lepromatous leprosy.

1985 • 86 citations

Evidence for three separate genes encoding the proteins of the mycobacterial antigen 85 complex

1990 • 69 citations

Allergenic and blastogenic reactivity of three antigens from Mycobacterium tuberculosis in sensitized guinea pigs

1987 • 47 citations

High antibody levels to the mycobacterial fibronectin-binding antigen of 30–31 kD in tuberculosis and lepromatous leprosy

1992 • 30 citations

Molecular study of the T cell repertoire in family contacts and patients with leprosy.

1989 • 29 citations

T cell reactivity to the purified mycobacterial antigens p65 and p70 in leprosy patients and their household contacts

1990 • 28 citations

Comparison of Synthetic Antigens for Detecting Antibodies to Phenolic Glycolipid I in Patients with Leprosy and Their Household Contacts

1988 • 25 citations

Recognition of mycobacterial antigens by sera from patients with leprosy

1988 • 23 citations

Mycobacterium leprae-Induced Interferon- Production by Household Contacts of Leprosy Patients: Association with the Development of Active Disease

1991 • 18 citations

Extracellular proteins of tubercle bacilli. V. Distribution of alpha and beta antigens in various mycobacteria.

1965 • 18 citations

Characterization of prominent protein antigens from mycobacteria.

1991 • 11 citations

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