title: Serum interleukin 6 (IL-6) as a potential biomarker of disease progression in active pulmonary tuberculosis following anti-tuberculosis drug therapy.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (IPGME&R), 244B, AJC Bose Road, Kolkata 700020, India.
authors.forename: I H
authors.initials: IH
authors.lastname: Chowdhury
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (IPGME&R), 244B, AJC Bose Road, Kolkata 700020, India.
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Choudhuri
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (IPGME&R), 244B, AJC Bose Road, Kolkata 700020, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sen
authors.affiliation: Department of Biochemistry, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (IPGME&R), 244B, AJC Bose Road, Kolkata 700020, India.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bhattacharya
authors.affiliation: School of Veterinary Medicine, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Dublin, Ireland.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Ahmed
authors.affiliation: Department of Pharmacology, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (IPGME&R), 244B, AJC Bose Road, Kolkata 700020, India.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Hazra
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Institute of Postgraduate Medical Education and Research (IPGME&R), 244B, AJC Bose Road, Kolkata 700020, India.
authors.forename: N K
authors.initials: NK
authors.lastname: Pal
authors.affiliation: School of Agriculture and Food Science, University College Dublin, Belfield, Dublin 4, Dublin, Ireland. Electronic address: bojlul.bahar@gmail.com.
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Bahar
mesh_terms: D000995:Antitubercular Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D018836:Inflammation Mediators / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D014397:Tuberculosis, Pulmonary / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy*
chemical_list: D000995:Antitubercular Agents; D016207:Cytokines; D018836:Inflammation Mediators