Ex vivo evaluation of PPD-specific IFN-γ or IL-5 secreting cells in the peripheral blood and lungs of patients with tuberculosis

International Journal of Tuberculosis and Lung Disease

Volumn 9, Issue 7, 2005, Pages 753-759

  Morosini, M ^a   Meloni, F ^a   Uccelli, M ^b   Marone Bianco, A ^a   Solari, N ^a   Fietta, Anna Maria ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PAVIA   (Italy)

^b Azienda USL di Piacenza   (Italy)

Author keywords

BAL; Peripheral blood; PPD specific IFN spots; PPD specific IL 5 spots; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 5; TUBERCULIN;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CELL SECRETION; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSPOT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG LAVAGE; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; PERIPHERAL CIRCULATION; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TH1 CELL; TH2 CELL; TUBERCULIN TEST;

ADULT; AGED; BRONCHOALVEOLAR LAVAGE FLUID; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFERON TYPE II; INTERLEUKIN-5; LUNG; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; TH1 CELLS; TH2 CELLS; TUBERCULIN; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY;

EID: 23744489876     PISSN: 10273719     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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