Altered systemic levels of acute phase proteins in tuberculous lymphadenitis and modulation after treatment.

BACKGROUND:Pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB) is characterized by elevated levels of acute phase proteins (APPs), but their association with tuberculous lymphadenitis (TBL) is poorly studied. METHODS:We examined the systemic levels of APPs (alpha-2-macroglobulin [⍺-2MG], serum amyloid A [SAA], C-reactive...

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Main Authors: Gokul Raj Kathamuthu, Kadar Moideen, Nathella Pavan Kumar, Rathinam Sridhar, Dhanaraj Baskaran, Subash Babu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2020-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0233426