TY - JOUR T1 - LEVELS OF SOLUBLE IL-2 RECEP TORS IN SERA OF IRANIAN PATIENTS WITH BEHCET'S DISEASE TT - JF - MJIRI JO - MJIRI VL - 8 IS - 3 UR - http://mjiri.iums.ac.ir/article-1-1375-en.html Y1 - 1994 SP - 163 EP - 166 N2 - It has been shown that activated T-cells produce and release both IL-2 and IL- 2 receptors (lL-2R). The rate of IL-2 release is proportional to its cell surface expression and state of cell activation. To clarify the molecular basis of this immunological aberration, we analysed the amount of soluble IL-2R(SIL2-R) by an ELISA technique in 68 patients with Behcet's disease (BD), 28 patient controls (PC) and 31 normal controls (NC). The data suggest that the amount of SIL-2R in BD is significantly higher (P M3 ER -