title: Soluble interleukin-2 receptors in serum and urine of patients with chancroid and their response to therapy.
abstract: To investigate cell-mediated immune response in chancroid, soluble interleukin-2 receptor levels in serum and urine samples of healthy individuals and patients were measured by an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Increased levels both in serum and in urine were observed in cases of Haemophilus ducreyi infection. In patients showing a prolonged incubation period, urine levels exceeded serum values. Therapy led to a reduction of elevated interleukin-2 receptor levels in serum and in urine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology, Ludwig-Maximilians University, Munich, FRG.
authors.forename: D
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Abeck
authors.forename: H C
authors.initials: HC
authors.lastname: Korting
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Zaba
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Dangor
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fehler
authors.forename: R C
authors.initials: RC
authors.lastname: Ballard
mesh_terms: D002602:Chancroid / Q000276:immunology* / Q000628:therapy; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D006801:Humans; D007111:Immunity, Cellular; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000097:blood* / Q000652:urine
chemical_list: D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2