Changes of IL-18 and Th1/Th2 in serum of lung cancer patients and their relationship with tumor staging / 第三军医大学学报
Journal of Third Military Medical University
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(24)2003.
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in Chinese
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Objective To investigate the levels of IL-18,Th1(IL-2,TNF-?) and Th2(IL-4,IL-10) in patients with lung cancer and their relation to clinical pathological stages.Methods Totally 109 lung cancer patients were of 45 squamous cancer,40 adenocarcinoma,18 small cell lung cancer and 6 large cell carcinoma.Serum levels of IL-18,TNF-?,IL-2,IL-4 and IL-10 were determined by using an ELISA assay in 109 lung cancer patients and in 30 normal people.Results The levels of IL-18,TNF-? and IL-2 were significantly lower and the levels of IL-4 and IL-10 were significantly higher in lung cancer patients than in controls(P
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Journal of Third Military Medical University
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2003
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