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Levels of vitamin D-associated cytokines distinguish between active and latent tuberculosis following a tuberculosis outbreak

BACKGROUND: Vitamin D levels are associated with the extent of mycobactericidal activity. Interleukin (IL)-15 and IL-32 play roles in the vitamin D-mediated tuberculosis (TB) defense mechanism. Vitamin D induces IL-1β, which plays an important role in terms of resistance to TB. We evaluated whether...

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Autores principales: Hong, Yoonki, Kim, Youngmi, Lee, Jae Jun, Lee, Myung Goo, Lee, Chang Youl, Kim, Youlim, Heo, Jeongwon, Han, Seon-Sook, Lee, Seung-Joon, Kim, Woo Jin, Hong, Ji Young
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6375131/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30760247
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12879-019-3798-5