CYTOKINES IN ADENOVIRAL DISEASE IN CHILDREN - ASSOCIATION OF INTERLEUKIN-6, INTERLEUKIN-8, AND TUMOR-NECROSIS-FACTOR-ALPHA LEVELS WITH CLINICAL OUTCOME
CYTOKINES IN ADENOVIRAL DISEASE IN CHILDREN - ASSOCIATION OF INTERLEUKIN-6, INTERLEUKIN-8, AND TUMOR-NECROSIS-FACTOR-ALPHA LEVELS WITH CLINICAL OUTCOME
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DOI:
10.1016/s0022-3476(05)81360-5
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发表时间:
1994-05-01
影响因子:
5.1
通讯作者:
GRINSTEIN, S
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作者:
MISTCHENKO, AS;DIEZ, RA;GRINSTEIN, S
To explore the pathogenic mechanisms involved in adenovirus infection, we evaluated total levels of immunoglobulins, antiadenovirus antibodies, adenovirus-specific circulating immune complexes, and cytokines in serum samples obtained from 38 hospitalized children with adenovirus infection. According to their clinical findings and outcome, the infections were classified as follows: (1) moderate (group I, n = 10), (2) severe (group II, n = 12), and (3) fatal (group III, n = 16). About 60% of the children had elevated IgM levels. IgG-containing adenovirus-specific circulating immune complexes were initially detected in 7 of 16 group III patients, 4 of whom had low serum levels of the third component of complement. A decrease in initial antiadenovirus lgG antibodies was observed in 3 of 10 patients in group III. Serum interleukin-6 was not detected in group I (none of 10), but was present in group II (7 of 12, p = 0.016) and group III (13 of 16, p