Diminished plasma levels of common γ-chain cytokines in pulmonary tuberculosis and reversal following treatment

BACKGROUND: The immune response to tuberculosis (TB) is T cell dependent. T cells are the major facilitators of protection and effector functions with CD4(+) T cells being the most important players, followed by CD8(+) T cells. The common γ-chain cytokines IL-2, IL-7, IL-15, and IL-21 play a vital r...

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Autores principales: Kumar, Nathella Pavan, Banurekha, Vaithilingam V., Nair, Dina, Babu, Subash
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5407607/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28448542
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0176495

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5407607/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28448542
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0176495

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