کد مقاله کد نشریه سال انتشار مقاله انگلیسی نسخه تمام متن
6123385 1219676 2011 6 صفحه PDF دانلود رایگان
عنوان انگلیسی مقاله ISI
Two cases illustrating successful adjunctive interferon-γ immunotherapy in refractory disseminated coccidioidomycosis
موضوعات مرتبط
علوم زیستی و بیوفناوری ایمنی شناسی و میکروب شناسی میکروبیولوژی و بیوتکنولوژی کاربردی
پیش نمایش صفحه اول مقاله
Two cases illustrating successful adjunctive interferon-γ immunotherapy in refractory disseminated coccidioidomycosis
چکیده انگلیسی
Protective immunity and host resistance to coccidioidomycosis require a robust cell-mediated immunity with adequate production of Th1 cytokines including interleukin-12, and IFN-γ and appropriate regulation and coordinated functionality of Th1/Th2 responses and IL-12/IFN-γ cytokine axes. IFN-γ augments the anti-fungal activity of effector immune cells against a variety of fungi. Numerous animal models have demonstrated the potential efficacy of adjunctive IFN-γ in treatment of invasive mycoses. Yet, despite these promising data, a paucity of literature documents efficacious adjunctive IFN-γ administration in refractory coccidioidomycosis. We present two cases of refractory disease occurring at our institution who responded to adjunctive IFN-γ.
ناشر
Database: Elsevier - ScienceDirect (ساینس دایرکت)
Journal: Journal of Infection - Volume 63, Issue 3, September 2011, Pages 223-228
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