Modulation of allergic inflammation in the lung by a peptide derived from Mycobacteria tuberculosis chaperonin 60.1.
Yanira Riffo-VasquezVarsha KanabarSandra D KeirRodrigo Rodrigues E-LacerdaFrancis ManDavid J JacksonValerie CorrigallAnthony R M CoatesClive P PagePublished in: Clinical and experimental allergy : journal of the British Society for Allergy and Clinical Immunology (2020)
Our results suggest that a peptide derived from mycobacterial Cpn60.1 has a long-lasting anti-inflammatory and immunomodulatory activity which may help explain some of the protective effects of TB against allergic diseases.