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TGF beta and IL13 in schistosomiasis mansoni associated pulmonary arterial hypertension; a descriptive study with comparative groups

BACKGROUND: It is suggested that interleukin (IL)-13 and transforming growth factor (TGF)-beta play a role in the pulmonary vascular changes found in animal models of schistosomiasis. The aim of this study was to assess and compare the serum levels of total TGF-beta and IL-13 of patients with schist...

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Autores principales: Ferreira, Rita de Cassia dos Santos, Montenegro, Silvia Maria Lucena, Domingues, Ana Lucia Coutinho, Bandeira, Angela Pontes, Silveira, Carlos Antonio da Mota, Leite, Luiz Arthur Calheiros, Pereira, Clara de Almeida, Fernandes, Izolda Moura, Mertens, Alessandra Brainer, Almeida, Milena Oliveira
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4045919/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24886277
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-14-282