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) identifier identifier identifier

  • 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, INTERFERON-GAMMA, TYPE-1 CYTOKINES, INTERLEUKIN-18, INFECTION, MICE, PATHOGENESIS, SUPPRESSION, IMMUNITY, DISEASES, PROFILE
  • 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.