Sistema nervoso periférico e pressupostos da agressão neural na hanseníase

Abstract

The mechanism of interaction between Mycobacterium leprae and neural cells has not been elucidated so far. No satisfactory interpretation exists as to the bacterium tropism to the peripheral nervous system in particular. The present study is a review of the micro-physiology of the extracellular apparatus attached to Schwann cells, as well as on the description of morphological units probably involved in the process of the binding to the bacterial wall. ©2009 by Anais Brasileiros de Dermatologia.