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Association of interferon-gamma and interleukin-4 gene polymorphisms with susceptibility to brucellosis in Iranian patients.
Cytokine - 1 Apr 2007
Rasouli Manoochehr, Kiany Simin
Abstract excerpt
Activation of macrophages and their antimicrobial activities by interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma) plays a crucial role in controlling Brucella infection. Interleukin-4 (IL-4) antagonizes the macrophage activity effects of IFN-gamma and thus inhibits cell-mediated immune reactions. Given that the production of IFN-gamma and IL-4 are under genetic control, we investigated the relationship between these two cytokine gene...
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