IL-10 modulates in vitro multinucleate giant cell formation in human tuberculosis.

BACKGROUND:Multinucleated giant cells (MGC) are the histologic hallmark of granuloma which is known to limit tuberculosis infection. Both Th1 and Th2 type of cytokines regulate the immune response occurring within the granulomas. The objective of the study was to determine whether tuberculosis patie...

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Main Authors: Parul Shrivastava, Tamishraha Bagchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3798398?pdf=render