Serum Levels of Type 2 Chemokines in Lepromatous Leprosy Patients
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Serum Levels of Type 2 Chemokines in Lepromatous Leprosy Patients
Background: The type 2 deviated immunological state is predominant in lepromatous leprosy. Erythema nodosum leprosum (ENL) is an immune-complex mediated reaction that typically occurs in lepromatous leprosy. To date, the serum levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, interleukin (IL)-2 receptor, IL-10, IL-1β, IL-1 receptor antagonist and monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) were reported ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Immune Network
سال: 2002
ISSN: 1598-2629,2092-6685
DOI: 10.4110/in.2002.2.4.223