INTERFERON-GAMMA IN THE MANAGEMENT OF INFECTIOUS-DISEASES

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作者
GALLIN, JI
FARBER, JM
HOLLAND, SM
NUTMAN, TB
机构
[1] NIAID, CLIN INVEST LAB, BETHESDA, MD 20892 USA
[2] NIAID, HOST DEF LAB, BETHESDA, MD 20892 USA
[3] NIAID, PARASIT DIS LAB, BETHESDA, MD 20892 USA
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10.7326/0003-4819-123-3-199508010-00009
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R5 [内科学];
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1002 ; 100201 ;
摘要
Interferon-gamma has pleiotropic adjuvant effects on host defenses. These effects have made interferon-gamma particularly useful for enhancing host defenses in patients with chronic granulomatous disease of childhood and thus for reducing the incidence of life-threatening infections in these patients. Increasingly, data suggest that interferon-gamma will be useful for treating infections characterized by intracellular persistence in macrophages, such as toxoplasmosis, leishmaniasis, and mycobacteriosis. Interferon-gamma is emerging as an important cytokine for use in the treatment of infectious diseases.
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