Publications by authors named "Dulce Mata"
Background: Humoral and cellular immune responses are associated with protection against extracellular and intracellular pathogens, respectively. In the present study, we evaluated the effect of receiving human secretory immunoglobulin A (hsIgA) on the histopathology of the lungs of mice challenged with virulent Mycobacterium tuberculosis.
Methods: The hsIgA was purified from human colostrum and administered to Balb/c mice by the intranasal route prior to infection with M.