Higher interleukin-6 levels and changes in transforming growth factor-ß are associated with lung impairment in pulmonary tuberculosis

Akshay N. Gupte, Sriram Selvaraju, Sanjay Gaikwad, Vidya Mave, Pavan Kumar, Subash Babu, Bruno B. Andrade, William Checkley, Robert Bollinger, Amita Gupta

Source: ERJ Open Res, 7 (1) 00390-2020; 10.1183/23120541.00390-2020
Journal Issue: January
Disease area: Respiratory infections

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Akshay N. Gupte, Sriram Selvaraju, Sanjay Gaikwad, Vidya Mave, Pavan Kumar, Subash Babu, Bruno B. Andrade, William Checkley, Robert Bollinger, Amita Gupta. Higher interleukin-6 levels and changes in transforming growth factor-ß are associated with lung impairment in pulmonary tuberculosis. ERJ Open Res, 7 (1) 00390-2020; 10.1183/23120541.00390-2020

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