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In vivo cytokine profiles in patients with kala-azar. Marked elevation of both interleukin-10 and interferon-gamma.
The Journal of clinical investigation - 1 Apr 1993
Karp C L, el-Safi S H, Wynn T A, Satti M M, Kordofani A M, Hashim F A, Hag-Ali M, Neva F A, Nutman T B, Sacks D L
Abstract excerpt
The immunological mechanisms underlying the susceptibility to disseminated visceral parasitism of mononuclear phagocytes in patients with kala-azar remain undefined. Resistance and susceptibility are correlated with distinct patterns of cytokine production in murine models of disseminated leishmanial disease. To assess lesional cytokine profiles in patients with kala-azar, bone marrow aspirates were analyzed...
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