Increased levels of IL-10, IL-12, and IFN- in patients with visceral leishmaniasis

Increased levels of IL-10, IL-12, and IFN- in patients with visceral leishmaniasis

Visceral leishmaniasis remains a serious public health problem in developing countries. Cytokines have a crucial role in the pathogenesis of this disease. We evaluated plasma levels of IL-10, IL-12 and IFN- in 32 patients with active visceral lieshmaniasis, in 29 siblings of the patients and in 23 n...

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Main Authors: A. Khoshdel, A. Alborzi, M. Rosouli, E. Taheri, S. Kiany, M.H. Javadian
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier
Series:Brazilian Journal of Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
Visceral leishmaniasis
interleukin
interferon
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1413-86702009000100010&lng=en&tlng=en

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