Depressed T-cell interferon-γ responses in pulmonary tuberculosis: Analysis of underlying mechanisms and modulation with therapy

Journal of Infectious Diseases

Volumn 180, Issue 6, 1999, Pages 2069-2073

  Hirsch, Christina S ^a,e   Toossi, Zahra ^b   Othieno, Catherine ^c   Johnson, John L ^a   Schwander, Stephan K ^a   Robertson, Steven ^a   Wallis, Robert S ^a   Edmonds, Kay ^a   Okwera, Alphonse ^c   Mugerwa, Roy ^d   Peters, Pierre ^a   Ellner, Jerrold J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS OF CLEVELAND   (United States)

^b LOUIS STOKES CLEVELAND VA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^c MINISTRY OF HEALTH   (Uganda)

^d MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^e CASE WESTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ETHAMBUTOL; GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; ISONIAZID; PYRAZINAMIDE; RIFAMPICIN; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUBERCULOSTATIC AGENT;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; HELPER CELL; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; IMMUNE RESPONSE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MONONUCLEAR CELL; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; T LYMPHOCYTE;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; ANTIBODIES, BACTERIAL; ANTITUBERCULAR AGENTS; COCULTURE TECHNIQUES; CYTOKINES; HIV INFECTIONS; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-10; LONGITUDINAL STUDIES; MIDDLE AGED; MYCOBACTERIUM TUBERCULOSIS; T-LYMPHOCYTES; TRANSFORMING GROWTH FACTOR BETA; TUBERCULIN; TUBERCULIN TEST; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 0032736051     PISSN: 00221899     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1086/315114     Document Type: Article

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