Tumour Necrosis Factor-α Production and Immune Cell Activation in Tuberculous Meningitis

• Egile Nagusiak: C. M. Mastroianni (Egilea), F. Paoletti (Egilea), C. Valenti (Egilea), A. P. Massetti (Egilea), V. Vullo (Egilea), S. Delia (Egilea)
• Formatua: Liburua
• Argitaratua: Hindawi Limited, 1994-01-01T00:00:00Z.
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The local production of tumour necrosis factor-α (TNFα) was evaluated in the cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from ten patients with tuberculous meningitis (TBM). The degree of intrathecal immune activation was also studied by assessing the CSF levels of β2-microglobulin (β2-M) and adenosine deaminase acti...