Interleukin-2 Expression in Lupoid and Usual Types of Old World Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
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Interleukin-2 Expression in Lupoid and Usual Types of Old World Cutaneous Leishmaniasis
BACKGROUND Interleukin (IL)-2 plays a central role in T cell-dependent immune responses. OBJECTIVES We conducted this study to determine and compare IL-2 expression in lupoid and usual types of Old World Cutaneous Leishmaniasis (OWCL), using immunohistochemistry. PATIENTS AND METHODS Thirteen paraffin-embedded specimens of lupoid and 12 specimens of usual types of OWCL were used. A mouse mo...
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عنوان ژورنال: Iranian Red Crescent Medical Journal
سال: 2014
ISSN: 2074-1804,2074-1812
DOI: 10.5812/ircmj.5410