The Role of IFN-Gamma and IL-10 in Clinical Outcome of Tuberculosis

Background: The peripheral blood cells' capacity to produce pro-inflammatory (TNF-alpha, IL-12, IFN-gamma) and anti-inflammatory (IL-10) cytokines in response to intracellular bacteria, like Mycobacterium Tuberculosis, play key role in protection from and pathogenesis of mycobacterial infec...

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Main Authors: Z Babaloo, B Nagili, MR Boniadi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Tehran University of Medical Sciences 2007-06-01
Series:Iranian Journal of Public Health
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Online Access:http://journals.tums.ac.ir/PdfMed.aspx?pdf_med=/upload_files/pdf/3429.pdf&manuscript_id=3429