Review Article

Role of TNF-Alpha, IFN-Gamma, and IL-10 in the Development of Pulmonary Tuberculosis

Table 1

Studies of cytokines associated to M. tuberculosis infection.

CytokineTuberculosis studyReferences

TNF-αStudies in murine models[3235, 44]
Studies in patients with pulmonary tuberculosis[3639]

IFN-γStudies in murine models[45, 66, 67, 76]
Clinical studies[6365, 7780, 85]
Genetic studies[6872]

IL-10Studies in murine models[9294]
Studies in patients with tuberculosis[95102]

Other cytokinesStudies in tuberculosis[14, 1621, 24, 25]