The effect of Bacille Calmette-Guerin on the immunopathogenesis of tuberculous pleurisy

Caliskan, Tayfun; Cetin, Esin; Okutan, Oguzhan; Ciftci, Faruk; Deniz, Günnur; Kaya, Hatice; Kartaloglu, Zafer

doi:10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.7104

The effect of Bacille Calmette-Guerin on the immunopathogenesis of tuberculous pleurisy

Caliskan T., Cetin E., Okutan O., Ciftci F., Deniz G., Kaya H., ...Daha Fazla

TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY, cilt.21, sa.2, ss.422-427, 2013 (SCI-Expanded)

Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
Cilt numarası: 21 Sayı: 2
Basım Tarihi: 2013
Doi Numarası: 10.5606/tgkdc.dergisi.2013.7104
Dergi Adı: TURK GOGUS KALP DAMAR CERRAHISI DERGISI-TURKISH JOURNAL OF THORACIC AND CARDIOVASCULAR SURGERY
Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
Sayfa Sayıları: ss.422-427
Anahtar Kelimeler: Bacille Calmette Guerin, immunopathogenesis, tuberculous pleurisy, IMMUNE-RESPONSE, EPIDEMIOLOGY, GAMMA
İstanbul Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Background: This study aims to investigate the role of CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells and T helper (Th)1/Th2 lymphocyte cell balance in the immunopathogenesis of tuberculous pleurisy and the immunomodulation resulting from Bacille Calmette-Guerin (BCG) were investigated.