Background: The chronic nature of tuberculosis and the protracted immuno-inflammatory reactions are implied in a series of metabolic and immune-endocrine changes accompanying the disease. We explored components from the hypothalamous-pituitary-gonadal axis and their relationship with cytokines involved in disease immunopathology, in male TB patients. Methods Plasma samples from 36 active untreated pulmonary TB male patients were used to determine TNF-α, IFN-γ, TGF-β, IL-6, cortisol, dehydroepiandrosterone, testosterone, progesterone, estradiol, luteinizing hormone (LH) and follicle-stimulating hormone (FSH) by ELISA. Healthy controls corresponded to 21 volunteers without contact with TB patients and similar age (40 ± 16,8 years). Testicular...
Upon the pathogen encounter, the host seeks to ensure an adequate inflammatory reaction to combat in...
The nervous, endocrine and immune systems play a crucial role in maintaining homeostasis and interac...
CITATION: Kleynhans, L., et al. 2017. Changes in host immune–endocrine relationships during tubercul...
Diabetes is a risk factor for the development of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and both diseases prese...
Tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a health problem worldwide. Patients with ...
The relation between men and women suffering pulmonary tuberculosis is 7/3 in favor to males. Sex ho...
Aims: Previous studies in TB patients showed an immuno-endocrine imbalance characterized by a diseas...
The relation between men and women suffering pulmonary tuberculosis is 7/3 in favor to males. Sex ho...
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major health problem worldwide. In TB, the immune and central ner...
Our previous work on the immune-endocrine features of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) show...
Upon the pathogen encounter, the host seeks to ensure an adequate inflammatory reaction to combat in...
HIV infection is a major risk factor predisposing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and progr...
The relation between men and women suffering pulmonary tuberculosis is 7/3 in favor to males. Sex ho...
A bidirectional communication between the immune and endocrine systems exists and facilitates optimu...
Tuberculosis (TB) is a major health problem requiring an appropriate cell immune response (IR) to be...
Upon the pathogen encounter, the host seeks to ensure an adequate inflammatory reaction to combat in...
The nervous, endocrine and immune systems play a crucial role in maintaining homeostasis and interac...
CITATION: Kleynhans, L., et al. 2017. Changes in host immune–endocrine relationships during tubercul...
Diabetes is a risk factor for the development of pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) and both diseases prese...
Tuberculosis (TB) caused by Mycobacterium tuberculosis is a health problem worldwide. Patients with ...
The relation between men and women suffering pulmonary tuberculosis is 7/3 in favor to males. Sex ho...
Aims: Previous studies in TB patients showed an immuno-endocrine imbalance characterized by a diseas...
The relation between men and women suffering pulmonary tuberculosis is 7/3 in favor to males. Sex ho...
BACKGROUND: Tuberculosis (TB) is a major health problem worldwide. In TB, the immune and central ner...
Our previous work on the immune-endocrine features of patients with pulmonary tuberculosis (TB) show...
Upon the pathogen encounter, the host seeks to ensure an adequate inflammatory reaction to combat in...
HIV infection is a major risk factor predisposing for Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection and progr...
The relation between men and women suffering pulmonary tuberculosis is 7/3 in favor to males. Sex ho...
A bidirectional communication between the immune and endocrine systems exists and facilitates optimu...
Tuberculosis (TB) is a major health problem requiring an appropriate cell immune response (IR) to be...
Upon the pathogen encounter, the host seeks to ensure an adequate inflammatory reaction to combat in...
The nervous, endocrine and immune systems play a crucial role in maintaining homeostasis and interac...
CITATION: Kleynhans, L., et al. 2017. Changes in host immune–endocrine relationships during tubercul...