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Th1 and Th2 cytokine profiles in sickle cell disease.
Acta haematologica - 1 Jan 2000
Raghupathy R, Haider M Z, Azizieh F, Abdelsalam R, D'Souza T M, Adekile A D
Abstract excerpt
We have investigated the levels of Th1 (IL-2 and IFN-gamma) and Th2 (IL-4) cytokines in the plasma and supernatants following peripheral blood mononuclear cell culture and mitogen stimulation in a group of 39 patients with sickle cell disease (SCD) made up of 29 SS, 8 Sbeta-thal and 2 Hb SD in steady state. Five SS patients were studied during 7 episodes of vaso-occlusive crisis. Twenty-four control (3 Hb AS and...
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