Minimal influence of tocilizumab on IFN-γ synthesis by tuberculosis antigens

Atsushi Ogata1, Masahide Mori2, Shoji Hirano3, Yukihiro Yano2, Takuya Fujikawa2, Masao Kawai1, Yusuke Kuwahara1, Tôru Hirano1, Junsuke Arimitsu1, Keisuke Hagihara1, Yoshihito Shima1, Masashi Narazaki1, Souichirou Yokota2, Tadamitsu Kishimoto4, Ichiro Kawase1, Toshio Tanaka1
1Department of Respiratory Medicine, Allergy and Rheumatic Disease, Osaka University Graduate School of Medicine, 2-2, Yamadaoka, Suita, Osaka 565-0871, Japan
2Department of Respiratory Medicine, National Hospital Organization Toneyama National Hospital, Osaka, Japan
3Division of Infection Control and Prevention, Osaka University Hospital, Osaka, Japan
4Laboratory of Immune Regulation, Osaka University Graduate School of Frontier Biosciences, Osaka, Japan

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