Serum IL-18 Is Increased at Early Postburn Period in Moderately Burned Patients
A severe systemic inflammatory response is usually seen after burn injury. IL-18 enhances the Th1 immune responses in bacterial andviral infections. In order to evaluate the IL-18 serum levels as well as IL-6 and TNF-α at the 48th hour postburn, serial serum samples of 8 burned patients were analyze...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Wiley
2006-01-01
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| Series: | Mediators of Inflammation |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/MI/2006/16492 |
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