Cytokines in infection
Document Type
Article
Publication Date
3-1-1993
Abstract
Cytokines are central to the development of effective immunity against microbial pathogens and their beneficial effects in the control of a variety of infections of man and animals are well-documented. However, it appears that cytokines may also have detrimental effects in infections by actually enhancing microbial growth. These observations emphasise the fact that many successful pathogens possess mechanisms enabling them to evade the immune response and that caution needs to be exercised in using cytokines as therapeutic agents to control infections in various human diseases.
Keywords
Bacterial Infections/therapy, Cytokines/immunology, Cytokines/metabolism
Publication Title
Medical Journal of Malaysia
Volume
48
Issue
1
Publisher
Malaysian Medical Association
Additional Information
Institute of Advanced Studies, University of Malaya, Kuala Lumpur