title: Soluble interleukin 2 receptors' levels versus thyroid hormones levels in nonthyroidal disease.
abstract: Serum soluble interleukin-2 receptor levels, basal thyrotropin, total thyroxine, total triiodothyronine and free triodothyronine were assayed in 29--otherwise healthy--patients with pulmonary tuberculosis before initiation of anti-tuberculosis treatment and after two weeks of therapy. Twenty seven out of 29 patients presented low-normal total triiodothyronine levels, showing a statistical elevation after anti-tuberculosis therapy. Total triiodothyronine levels before anti-tuberculosis therapy were inversely correlated with levels of serum soluble interleukin-2 receptors. Further investigation on the relationship between soluble interleukin-2 receptor's levels and thyroid hormones in non-thyroidal disease can be envisaged.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Sotiria Hospital, Athens, Greece. ilias@compulink.gr
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Ilias
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Panoutsopoulos
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Filippou
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Dima
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Christakopoulou
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Roussou
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2 / Q000097:blood*; D013963:Thyroid Hormones / Q000097:blood*; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000097:blood*
chemical_list: D015375:Receptors, Interleukin-2; D013963:Thyroid Hormones