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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Language: | English |
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Tehran University of Medical Sciences
2007-06-01
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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 |