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Book description this reference spotlights the immunologic aspects of applying interferon gamma to the treatment of infectious diseases revealing the current knowledge of the biology and potential utility of interferon gammawritten by more than 30 leading investigators in the field anti infective applications of interferon gamma presents information according to specific patient . A key player in driving cellular immunity ifn is capable of orchestrating numerous protective functions to heighten immune responses in infections and cancers it can exhibit its immunomodulatory effects by enhancing antigen processing and presentation increasing leukocyte trafficking inducing . Interferon gamma interferon gamma a t cell lymphokine may play a critical role in the effective clinical response to mycobacterium tuberculosis pleural liquid interferon gamma is elevated almost exclusively in tuberculous effusions 123 interferon gamma appears to be as useful as ada because ada is less expensive ada is generally preferred