[The role of tumor necrosis factor and interleukin-1 in forming resistance in experimental Q fever].

: Preliminary injections of human recombinant tumor necrosis factor (TNF-alpha) and interleukin 1 (IL-1 beta) increases the resistance of guinea pigs to Coxiella burnetii. The increase of this resistance depends on the dose of cytokines and the time of their inoculation.