Cytokine secretion in vivo and ex vivo following chemotherapy of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
Cytokine secretion in vivo and ex vivo following chemotherapy of Mycobacterium tuberculosis infection
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DOI:
10.1016/s0035-9203(96)90141-8
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发表时间:
1996-03-01
影响因子:
2.2
通讯作者:
Griffin, GE
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作者:
Friedland, JS;Hartley, JC;Griffin, GE
The human immune response to tuberculosis is partly mediated by the proinflammatory cytokines tumour necrosis factor (TNF), interleukin (IL)-6, and IL-8. We investigated plasma concentrations of these cytokines before and after maximal lipopolysaccharide stimulation ex vivo of whole blood leucocytes from Zambian patients. 32 patients with non-fatal tuberculosis, 25 of whom were seropositive for human immunodeficiency virus (HIV), were followed for 9 months. Patients were assessed at presentation to hospital (visit A), after 2 months' antimycobacterial therapy (visit B), and when chemotherapy was completed (visit C). Between visits A and B, patients regained weight (P=0 03) and became less anaemic (P=0.0001). At visit B, haemoglobin concentration remained lower in HIV seropositive patients (P=0 001) and the erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR), initially elevated in all patients, was higher in HIV seropositive patients (100+6 mm vs. 43+/-11 mm in 1 h in seronegative patients; P=0.002). Plasma IL-8 concentrations were increased at visit C as was IL-8 secretion ex vivo (P