IL-18, a novel Th1 cytokine, is up-regulated in pulmonary tuberculosis: expression and production by alveolar epithelial cells type II

D. V. Pechkovsky, G. Zissel, T. Goldmann, E. Vollmer, J. Müller-Qurnheim (Minsk, Belarus; Borstel, Germany)

Source: Annual Congress 2002 - Biology of immune recognition
Session: Biology of immune recognition
Session type: Oral Presentation
Number: 1411
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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