Serum IL-18 levels in tuberculosis: Comparison with pneumonia, lung cancer and healthy controls

Akgun, Metin; Saglam, Leyla; Kaynar, Hasan; Yildirim, Abdulkadir; Mirici, A; GÖRGÜNER, METİN; Meral, Mehmet; Ozden, Kemalettin

doi:10.1111/j.1440-1843.2005.00710.x

Serum IL-18 levels in tuberculosis: Comparison with pneumonia, lung cancer and healthy controls

Akgun M., Saglam L., Kaynar H., Yildirim A., Mirici A., GÖRGÜNER M., ...Daha Fazla

RESPIROLOGY, cilt.10, sa.3, ss.295-299, 2005 (SCI-Expanded, Scopus)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 10 Sayı: 3
Basım Tarihi: 2005
Doi Numarası: 10.1111/j.1440-1843.2005.00710.x
Dergi Adı: RESPIROLOGY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.295-299
Anahtar Kelimeler: interleukin-18, lung cancer, pneumonia, tuberculosis
Atatürk Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Objective: The aim of the present study was to document the serum IL-18 levels inpatients with pulmonary tuberculosis (P-TB), extrapulmonary tuberculosis (EP-TB), pneumonia, lung cancer and in healthy controls, and to investigate whether it may assist in the differential diagnosis of P-TB.