01027nas a2200229   4500000000100000008004100001260001300042653001400055653001100069653001200080653002900092653004900121653002500170653001700195100001700212700001300229245006800242300000900310490000600319520045800325022001400783       1995                            d  c1995 Jan10aCytokines10aHumans10aleprosy10aMycobacterium Infections10aMycobacterium avium-intracellulare Infection10aRecombinant Proteins10aTuberculosis1 aBermudez L E1 aKaplan G00aRecombinant cytokines for controlling mycobacterial infections.  a22-70 v33 a<p>Knowing how mycobacteria exploit host cytokines to survive and which cytokines have important roles in host defense against mycobacteria should allow the use of these molecules in the treatment of mycobacterial infections. Both interleukin 2 and interferon gamma have been used to treat patients with leprosy, and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor is presently being administered to AIDS patients infected with Mycobacterium avium.</p>  a0966-842X