Higher interleukin-6 levels and changes in transforming growth factor-β are associated with lung impairment in pulmonary tuberculosis

• Akshay N. Gupte,
• Sriram Selvaraju,
• Sanjay Gaikwad,
• Vidya Mave,
• Pavan Kumar,
• Subash Babu,
• Bruno B. Andrade,
• William Checkley,
• Robert Bollinger,
• Amita Gupta

Affiliations

Akshay N. Gupte

Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

Sriram Selvaraju

Dept of Clinical Research, National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis, Chennai, India

Sanjay Gaikwad

Dept of Pulmonary Medicine, Byramjee-Jeejeebhoy Government Medical College, Pune, India

Vidya Mave

Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

Pavan Kumar

National Institutes of Health – National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis – International Center for Excellence in Research, Chennai, India

Subash Babu

National Institutes of Health – National Institute for Research in Tuberculosis – International Center for Excellence in Research, Chennai, India

Bruno B. Andrade

Instituto Gonçalo Moniz, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ), Salvador, Brazil

William Checkley

Division of Pulmonary Medicine, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

Robert Bollinger

Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA

Amita Gupta

Division of Infectious Diseases, Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine, Baltimore, MD, USA