Journal article
Serum soluble interleukin-2 receptor: A useful indicator of the clinical course in pulmonary tuberculosis
Abstract
SETTING: In tuberculosis both host protection and most pathogenic mechanisms depend on T lymphocytes. After activation by mycobacterial antigens, T cells both secrete interleukin-2 (IL-2) and express a high affinity receptor for this molecule (IL-2R) on their own surface. A soluble fraction of IL-2 receptor (sIL-2R), released from cell membrane, is detectable in serum and its concentration is known to be elevated in tuberculosis.
OBJECTIVE: To …
Authors
Inglés MJA; Contessotto C; Rodriguez JO; Alonso AG; Amador MM; Jordana MC; Gascón FS; López RA
Journal
Tuberculosis, Vol. 76, No. 2, pp. 130–135
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
April 1995
DOI
10.1016/0962-8479(95)90555-3
ISSN
1472-9792