title: [Clinical significance of soluble interleukin 2 receptor alpha in the pleural fluid].
abstract: The levels of soluble interleukin 2 receptor alpha (sIL-2R alpha) were measured in pleural fluid from 38 patients including 16 cases with tuberculous pleurisy, 14 with malignant pleural effusions and 8 with transudative effusions by using ELISA technique. The level of sIL-2R alpha in tuberculous pleurisy is markedly higher than in malignant pleural effusions (P < 0.01). The levels of sIL-2R alpha in tuberculous pleurisy and in malignant pleural effusions are significantly higher than in transudative effusions (P < 0.01). The clinical significance is discussed.
authors.affiliation: Affiliated Hospital, Nantong Medical College.
authors.forename: S S
authors.initials: SS
authors.lastname: Ni
authors.forename: Z L
authors.initials: ZL
authors.lastname: Gao
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D003937:Diagnosis, Differential; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008103:Liver Cirrhosis / Q000378:metabolism; D008175:Lung Neoplasms / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D010446:Peptide Fragments / Q000032:analysis; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000378:metabolism*; D016066:Pleural Effusion, Malignant / Q000378:metabolism*; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000032:analysis*; D014396:Tuberculosis, Pleural / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D010446:Peptide Fragments; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2