IL-10 dependent suppression of type 1, type 2 and type 17 cytokines in active pulmonary tuberculosis.

Although Type 1 cytokine responses are considered protective in pulmonary tuberculosis (PTB), their role as well as those of Type 2, 17 and immunoregulatory cytokines in tuberculous lymphadenitis (TBL) and latent tuberculosis (LTB) have not been well studied.To identify cytokine responses associated...

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Main Authors: Nathella Pavan Kumar, Venugopal Gopinath, Rathinam Sridhar, Luke E Hanna, Vaithilingam V Banurekha, Mohideen S Jawahar, Thomas B Nutman, Subash Babu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3609860?pdf=render