ELEVATED LEVELS OF SOLUBLE INTERLEUKIN-2 RECEPTORS IN TUBERCULOUS PLEURAL EFFUSIONS

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ITO, M [1 ]
KOJIRO, N [1 ]
SHIRASAKA, T [1 ]
MORIWAKI, Y [1 ]
TACHIBANA, I [1 ]
KOKUBU, T [1 ]
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[1] OSAKA UNIV,SCH MED,DEPT INTERNAL MED 3,OSAKA,JAPAN
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10.1378/chest.97.5.1141
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R4 [临床医学];
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1002 ; 100602 ;
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The levels of soluble IL-2R were measured in pleural fluid from patients with tuberculous pleurisy. There were significantly elevated soluble IL-2R values in tuberculous pleural fluid as compared with pleural fluid of nontuberculous etiology including malignant, bacterial and transudative pleural effusions. In patients with tuberculous pleurisy, the level of soluble IL-2R in pleural fluid was markedly greater than that in serum. Furthermore, a significant positive correlation was observed between soluble IL-2R levels and adenosine deaminase levels in tuberculous pleural fluid. These findings suggest that elevated levels of pleural fluid soluble IL-2R in tuberculous pleurisy could reflect the local proliferation of activated T-cells and may be clinically useful in the diagnostic procedures for patients with pleural tuberculosis.
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