TY - JOUR AU - Cannas, Angela AU - Calvo, Ludovica AU - Chiacchio, Teresa AU - Cuzzi, Gilda AU - Vanini, Valentina AU - Lauria, Francesco N. AU - Pucci, Luigia AU - Girardi, Enrico AU - Goletti, Delia PY - 2010 DA - 2010/11/22 TI - IP-10 detection in urine is associated with lung diseases JO - BMC Infectious Diseases SP - 333 VL - 10 IS - 1 AB - blood cytokines and chemokines have been proposed as biomarkers for tuberculosis (TB). Recently, some immune mediators found in the urine of patients with renal dysfunctions have also been suggested as potential biomarkers. Finding biomarkers for TB in urine would present several advantages over blood in terms of collection and safety. The objective of this study was to investigate the presence of cytokines and chemokines in the urine of patients with pulmonary TB at the time of diagnosis. In a subgroup, the evaluation was also performed during TB treatment and at therapy completion. Patients with lung diseases other than TB, and healthy subjects were also enrolled. SN - 1471-2334 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/1471-2334-10-333 DO - 10.1186/1471-2334-10-333 ID - Cannas2010 ER -