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Role of IL-1β, IL-6 and TNF-α cytokines and TNF-α promoter variability in Plasmodium vivax infection during pregnancy in endemic population of Jharkhand, India.
Molecular immunology - 1 May 2018
Singh Krishn Pratap, Shakeel Shayan, Naskar Namrata, Bharti Aakanksha, Kaul Asha, Anwar Shadab, Kumari Shweta, Kumar Amod, Singh Jiv Kant, Kumari Nutan, Gupta Birendra Kumar, Manna Purwa, Roy Vishwaprakash, Lata Sneh, Singh Om P, Sinha Manoranjan Prasad, Sharma Ajay Kumar, Sohail Mohammad
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BACKGROUND: The combinatorial effects of Plasmodium infection, perturbation of inflammatory responses and the dichotomic role of TNF promoter polymorphism has potential clinical and physiological relevance during pregnancy. OBJECTIVE AND METHODS: This coordinated orchestration instigated us to investigate the circulating level of inflammatory cytokines (IL-1β, TNF-α and IL-6) employing ELISA in a stratified group...
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