Assessment of Serum IL-1, IL-2 and IFN-γ Levels in Untreated Pulmonary Tuberculosis Patients: Role in Pathogenesis

Archives of Medical Research

Volumn 42, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 199-201

  Katti, Muralidhar K ^a  

^a SREE CHITRA TIRUNAL INSTITUTE FOR MEDICAL SCIENCES AND TECHNOLOGY   (India)

Author keywords

Cytokines; ELISA; IFN ; IL 1; IL 2; Pathogenesis; Tuberculosis

Indexed keywords

GAMMA INTERFERON; INTERLEUKIN 1; INTERLEUKIN 2;

ADULT; ARTICLE; CELLULAR IMMUNITY; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FEMALE; HUMAN; LUNG TUBERCULOSIS; MALE; OPTICAL DENSITY; PATHOGENESIS; PROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; TH1 CELL;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTERFERON-GAMMA; INTERLEUKIN-1; INTERLEUKIN-2; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; STATISTICS, NONPARAMETRIC; TUBERCULOSIS, PULMONARY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79959746789     PISSN: 01884409     EISSN: 18735487     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.arcmed.2011.04.012     Document Type: Article

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