CCL2 responses to Mycobacterium tuberculosis are associated with disease severity in tuberculosis.

<h4>Background</h4>Leucocyte activating chemokines such as CCL2, CCL3, and CXCL8 together with proinflammatory IFNgamma, TNFalpha and downmodulatory IL10 play a central role in the restriction of M. tuberculosis infections, but is unclear whether these markers are indicative of tuberculo...

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Main Authors: Zahra Hasan, Jacqueline M Cliff, Hazel M Dockrell, Bushra Jamil, Muhammad Irfan, Mussarat Ashraf, Rabia Hussain
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2009-12-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/20041183/?tool=EBI