Estimation of mRNA levels of interleukin (IL) -10, tumor necrosis factor (TNF) - α, IL - 4 and interferon (IFN) - γ in HIV infected children in Mumbai

Indian Journal of Clinical Biochemistry

Volumn 21, Issue 1, 2006, Pages 15-26

  Kothari, Sweta T ^a   Deshmukh, Ranjana A ^a  

^a Haffkine Institute for Training Research and Testing India   (India)

Author keywords

Children; Cytokines; Disease severity; HIV; mRNA levels

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 10; MESSENGER RNA; TUMOR NECROSIS FACTOR ALPHA;

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; CD4+ T LYMPHOCYTE; CHILD; CHILDHOOD DISEASE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOKINE PRODUCTION; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; HUMAN; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS INFECTION; INDIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; OPPORTUNISTIC INFECTION; PERIPHERAL BLOOD MONONUCLEAR CELL; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ALPHAVIRUS; HUMAN IMMUNODEFICIENCY VIRUS;

EID: 33644908559     PISSN: 09701915     EISSN: 09701915     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF02913062     Document Type: Article

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