M. tuberculosis infection in diabetics is associated with increased inflammatory cytokine and decreased Suppressor of cytokine signaling (SOCS)-3 responses
Kiran Iqbal Masood1, Muhammad Irfan2, Qamar Masood2, Maliha Yameen1, Bushra Jamil2, Nanik Ram2, Shoaib Rao1, Martin Rottenberg3, Zahra Hasan1*
1Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine, The Aga Khan University Karachi, Pakistan; 2Department of Medicine, The Aga Khan University Karachi, Pakistan;3Department of Microbiology, Tumor and Cell Biology, Karolinska Institutet, Sweden.
Running Title: Increased inflammation in diabetics with latent TB is associated with reduced SOCS3 gene expression
Scientific heading: Clinical and Human Immunology
*Corresponding Author:
Zahra Hasan, PhD, FRCPath
Professor
Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine
The Aga Khan University
Stadium Road, P.O.Box 3500
Karachi 74800, Pakistan
Email: zahra.hasan@aku.edu
Contact: +92 21 3486 4527
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