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Research on HIV/ Toxoplasma gondii co‐infection and cytokine levels among intravenous drug users
Author(s) -
LI J.R.,
GONG R.Y.,
LI Y.P.,
BAI Y.,
YOU F.,
DENG S.
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
parasite immunology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.795
H-Index - 75
eISSN - 1365-3024
pISSN - 0141-9838
DOI - 10.1111/j.1365-3024.2009.01174.x
Subject(s) - toxoplasma gondii , biology , immunology , drug , toxoplasmosis , human immunodeficiency virus (hiv) , cytokine , intravenous drug , virology , pharmacology , antibody , viral disease
Summary HIV and T. gondii infection markers were measured among 383 Intravenous Drug Users (IDU). And cytokine concentrations (IL‐4, IL‐6, IL‐10, IL‐12, IFN‐γ and TNF‐α) were determined. The results showed IDU with HIV infection or HIV/ T. gondii co‐infection could disturb Th regulatory mechanism.