?cute phase proteins in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis combined with diabetes mellitus
Conclusion: increasing the levels of AFP suggest about presence of systemic inflammatory reaction (SIR) in both groups of patients. However, the SIR in patients with TB combined with DM was less pronounced, which was probably associated with reduced production of proinflammatory cytokines, initiating the systhesis of AFP.
Source: European Respiratory Journal - Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Abdullaev, R., Komissarova, O., Berejnaya, O. Tags: Tuberculosis Source Type: research
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