title: [Determination of interleukin 2 activity in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis].
abstract: The activity of Interleukin-2 (IL-2) in 34 patients with pulmonary TB and 25 normal adults were determined by means of the bioassay. The results showed that the activity of IL-2 determined by immediate stimulating method (Ohs IL-2) and delayed stimulating method (24hs IL-2) are markedly increased in the mild cases than that of controls; In the advanced cases and the controls, no significant difference was found between the activities of ohs IL-2, but the activity of 24hs IL-2 is markedly reduced in the former group. All these showed that the activity of IL-2 is depended on the serious degree of illness and the clinical type, it can also reflect the condition of immune function in the patients with pulmonary TB.
authors.affiliation: Chang Chun Tuberculosis Hospital.
authors.forename: S F
authors.initials: SF
authors.lastname: Xu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000276:immunology*; D008297:Male; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D007376:Interleukin-2