CLINICAL BIOCHEMISTRY, cilt.40, ss.876-880, 2007 (SCI İndekslerine Giren Dergi)
Objectives: Neopterin is produced by stimulated macrophages under the influence of gamma interferon of lymphocyte origin. It is regarded as a biochemical marker of cell-mediated immune response. This study was designed to assess the diagnostic value of pleural fluid neopterin levels in tuberculous pleurisy in comparison with adenosine deaminase activity.