Significant Role of Interleukin-8 in Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Disease Due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae Infection

We found elevated levels of interleukin-8 in pleural fluid samples from patients with pleural effusion and with a sustained fibrotic change of the lung due to Mycoplasma pneumoniae infection. This result suggests a critical role of interleukin-8 in the pathogenesis of a certain type of pulmonary dis...

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Published in:	Clin Diagn Lab Immunol
Main Authors:	Narita, Mitsuo, Tanaka, Hiroshi, Yamada, Satoshi, Abe, Shosaku, Ariga, Tadashi, Sakiyama, Yukio
Format:	Artigo
Language:	Inglês
Published:	American Society for Microbiology (ASM) 2001
Subjects:	Immune-Mediated Responses and Disorders
Online Access:	https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC96192/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/11527824/ https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttps://doi.org/10.1128/CDLI.8.5.1028-1030.2001
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