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. 1994 Apr;38(4):879–882. doi: 10.1128/aac.38.4.879

Limited effects of temafloxacin compared with ciprofloxacin on T-lymphocyte function.

K Riesbeck 1, A Forsgren 1
PMCID: PMC284561  PMID: 8031064

Abstract

Temafloxacin increased interleukin-2 production and mRNA levels and enhanced thymidine incorporation in stimulated lymphocyte cultures. Gamma interferon mRNA levels were unaffected. Temafloxacin also stimulated interleukin-2 gene induction, as revealed in a chloramphenicol acetyltransferase reporter gene system. However, temafloxacin exerted significantly weaker effects in these respects than did ciprofloxacin.

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