Decreased Interleukin-10 Responses in Children with Severe Mycoplasma pneumoniae Pneumonia.

Several cytokines may play roles in the immunological pathogenesis of mycoplasmal pneumonia caused by Mycoplasma pneumoniae. In this study, we investigated serum cytokine profiles in children with mycoplasmal pneumonia. The serum levels of interleukin (IL)-8, IL-10, and IL-18 were examined using ELI...

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Main Authors: Shenggang Ding, Xiaowu Wang, Wei Chen, Yuan Fang, Boyu Liu, Yan Liu, Guanghe Fei, Linding Wang
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4708986?pdf=render