title: [Clinical significance of soluble interleukin-2 receptor in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis].
abstract: The levels of soluble interleukin-2 receptor (sIL-2R) among patients with various pulmonary diseases were measured by using sandwich ELISA. The levels of sIL-2R were significantly elevated in patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis and acute pneumonia when compared with healthy controls. The concentrations of sIL-2R in patients with active pulmonary tuberculosis decreased in accordance with improvement of other laboratory parameters. The clinical significance and possible mechanism of increasing of sIL-2R in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis were discussed.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pulmonary Medicine, Nanjin Gulou Hospital.
authors.forename: H R
authors.initials: HR
authors.lastname: Cai
authors.forename: P D
authors.initials: PD
authors.lastname: Zheng
authors.forename: Y M
authors.initials: YM
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002294:Carcinoma, Squamous Cell / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000276:immunology; D008875:Middle Aged; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000276:immunology; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000378:metabolism*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2