Increased serum levels of soluble tumor necrosis factor receptor-2 (sTNFR2) in patients with active toxoplasmic retinochoroiditis

This study aimed to investigate the serum levels of the cytokine TNF-α and its soluble receptors (sTNFR1 and sTNFR2) in patients with toxoplasmosis retinochoroidits (TR) and controls. 37 patients with TR and 30 subjects with positive serology for toxoplasmosis but without history and signs of uveiti...

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Main Authors: Thais Fontes Bessa, Cynthia Azeredo Cordeiro, Roberto Martins Gonçalves, Lucy H. Young, Wesley R. Campos, Fernando Oréfice, Antônio L. Teixeira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
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