Proinflammatory cytokines (TNF-alpha and IL-6) in Egyptian patients with SLE: its correlation with disease activity

BACKGROUND: Systemic Lupus Erythematosus (SLE) is an autoimmune disease characterized by a wide variety of autoantibodies, some of which are pathogenic. In recent years it has become more evident that the polyclonal B cell activation in SLE is T-cell dependent. The stimulation of the autoantibody producing B cells is likely mediated by the TH2 subtype of T cells producing IL-4, IL-5, IL-6 and IL- 10, whereas the TH1 subtype secreting IL-2 and IFN-gamma predominates in cell-mediated immune response. Tumor Necrosis Factor (TNF-alpha) is both a proinflammatory and an immunoregulatory cytokine. TNF-alpha has differential effects on B cells, on T cells and on dendritic cells as well as on the process of programmed cell death. Understanding how the immune system integrates the pleiotropic properties of TNF-alpha is a challenge, particularly so in diseases like SLE. Meanwhile the role of IL-6 in the pathogenesis of SLE is controversial. Objective: To investigate whether serum levels of TNF-alpha and IL-6 is higher in Egyptian patients with SLE than healthy control volunteers and its correlation with the clinical activity in patients with different activity scores as measured by Systemic Lupus Erythmatosus Disease Activity Index (SLEADI). Methods: Sixty individuals (40 patients with Systemic lupus Erythmatosus and 20 healthy control volunteers) were the subject of this study, they were subjected to thorough clinical examination, laboratory investigations, their clinical disease activity was scored according to SLEDAI, and serum sampling was obtained for TNF-alpha and IL-6 levels assay. Renal biopsy was carried out and examined by light microscopy by a pathologist blinded with the clinical activity. Results: The mean level of TNF-alpha was (766.95+/-357.82Pg/ml) for patients with active disease while it was (314.01+/-100.87Pg/ml) for those with inactive disease and (172.7+/-39.19Pg/ml) for the healthy control group. The difference was statistically significant (P=.002). The mean level of IL-6 was (135.4+/-54.23Pg/ml) for patients with active disease while it was (47.33+/-18.61Pg/ml) for those with inactive disease and (21.15+/-10.99Pg/ml) for the healthy control group. The difference was statistically significant (P=.002). A significant correlations between TNF-alpha and IL-6 serum levels and the SLEDAI score was observed (r=.743 and .772, respectively). Conclusion: Serum TNF-alpha and IL-6 are sensitive markers of SLE disease activity. They may be useful independent markers for prediction of SLE disease activity and to differentiate normal subjects from those having SLE. Possible therapeutic implications in the treatment of SLE in the future deserve wide scale trials.     

肿瘤坏死因子拮抗剂对强直性脊柱炎患者血清相关细胞因子变化的影响及其机制研究

目的:观察肿瘤坏死因子(TNF)拮抗剂对强直性脊柱炎(AS)患者血清中IL-6、IL-17、IL-21、IL-23、TNF-α、TGF-β1表达的影响,结合临床指标的变化探讨肿瘤坏死因子拮抗剂治疗AS的机制与疗效。方法:治疗组应用益赛普联合西乐葆,益赛普25 mg,皮下注射,连用8周,治疗前后评估晨僵VAS评分、腰背痛VAS评分、Bath强直性脊柱炎功能指数(BASFI)及血沉等指标,记录不良反应。用酶联免疫吸附法检测25例肿瘤坏死因子拮抗剂联合COX-2抑制剂治疗前、治疗第4周和治疗8周后AS患者血清中IL-6、IL-17、IL-21、IL-23、TNF-α、TGF-β1的表达情况,检测对照组(20例单独应用COX-2抑制剂的AS患者)治疗前、治疗后的细胞因子水平。结果:肿瘤坏死因子拮抗剂组患者血清中IL-6、IL-17、IL-23、TNF-α的表达在治疗第4周和治疗8周后较本组治疗前及对照组均有明显下降(P0.05);细胞因子IL-21、TGF-β1的表达水平较本组治疗前及对照组无明显降低(P0.05);对照组患者血清中IL-6、IL-17、IL-21、IL-23、TNF-α、TGF-β1的表达在治疗后较治疗前均无明显下降(P0.05);治疗组应用肿瘤坏死因子拮抗剂后较治疗前晨僵及腰背痛VAS评分、BASFI、血沉均显著改善(P0.05),临床疗效优良率为88.0%,对照组优良率为50.0%,有显著差异(P0.05),且治疗组不良反应轻微。结论:肿瘤坏死因子拮抗剂可能是通过降低AS患者血清中一系列细胞因子的表达水平,改善患者的免疫功能及临床症状,延缓了病程进展。但由于病例较少,肿瘤坏死因子拮抗剂联合COX-2抑制剂治疗AS患者的疗效需要在临床中进一步观察。     

幽门螺杆菌根除治疗对帕金森病患者运动症状的影响

目的:探讨幽门螺杆菌(HP)根除治疗对帕金森病(PD)患者运动症状的影响及其安全性,为临床治疗提供参考。方法:选取2013年1月-2015年10月医院收治的PD患者120例,根据尿素呼吸试验(UBT)检测结果,将PD患者分为HP组(n=32)和非HP组(n=88),两组均进行抗PD的常规治疗,HP组在此基础上采用HP根除治疗(奥美拉唑+克拉霉素+阿莫西林),采用帕金森病评定量表(UPDRS)评估两组患者治疗前后的运动症状,并对治疗过程中的不良反应进行统计分析。结果:120例PD患者中,HP感染32例占26.67%,经HP根除治疗后,HP检测阴性者26人,成功根除率81.25%。组间比较,治疗前两组UPDRS Ⅳ评分有统计学差异(P0.05),而UPDRS Ⅲ评分、Hoehn-Yahr分级、"开"期和"关"期时间无统计学差异(P0.05);治疗后两组"开"期和"关"期时间存在统计学差异(P0.05),而UPDRS Ⅲ评分、UPDRS Ⅳ评分、Hoehn-Yahr分级无统计学差异(P0.05)。组内比较,治疗后,HP组UPDRS Ⅲ评分和UPDRS Ⅳ评分均较治疗前下降,差异有统计学意义(P0.05),且"开"期时间明显延长,"关"期时间明显缩短,差异均有统计学意义(P0.05),而非HP组治疗前后上述各项指标比较,差异均无统计学意义(P0.05)。HP根除组不良反应发生率与非HP组相比,差异无统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:HP感染与PD的发生有关,HP根除治疗能显著改善PD患者的运动症状,安全有效,值得临床推广使用。     

限制性液体复苏对失血性休克复苏患者血浆TNF-alpha、IL-6 水平的影响

目的：探究限制性液体复苏对失血性休克复苏患者血浆肿瘤坏死因子（TNF-alpha）、白细胞介素-6（IL-6）水平的影响,为临床治 疗失血性休克选择液体复苏方式提供依据。方法：选择2010 年1 月~2015 年6 月期间,我院收治出血性休克患者63例为研究对 象;采用随机数字法将其分为观察组（32 例）和对照组（31 例）,观察组患者给予限制性液体复苏,对照组患者给予传统充分复苏; 观察并比较两组患者治疗前后血浆TNF-alpha、IL-6 水平的变化。结果：观察组患者给予复苏液体的输入量为（1.95± 0.35）L,对照组 患者给予输液量为（3.61± 0.56）L,观察组患者给予的复苏液输入量显著低于对照组,差异具有统计学意义（P<0.05）;治疗前两组 患者血浆TNF-alpha及IL-6 水平不存在显著差异（P>0.05）;治疗后两组患者血浆TNF-alpha及IL-6 水平均显著上升,且观察组患者血浆 TNF-alpha及IL-6水平均显著低于对照组,差异具有统计学意义（P<0.05）。结论：限制性液体复苏能够明显降低失血性休克患者的出 血量,稳定机体血流动力学,保证机体重要脏器的血流灌注,有利于改善患者血浆TNF-琢和IL-6 水平,提高治疗效果,改善预后。     

Peri- and post-operative course of cytokines and the metabolic activity of neutrophils in human liver transplantation.

Peri- and post-operative (up to day 7 after surgery) neutrophil chemiluminescence and the plasma concentrations of interleukin 6 (IL-6), IL-8, IL-10 and tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) were evaluated in the blood of patients undergoing liver transplantation. IL-6, IL-8 and IL-10 levels increased during early reperfusion and then returned to normal mostly within the first post-operative day. TNF-alpha was increased during the whole period observed. Spontaneous as well as activated neutrophil chemiluminescence was depressed in early reperfusion and remained low during the whole period followed. Samples collected during early reperfusion provided positive correlation for IL-6 vs IL-8 as well as for IL-6 and IL-8 vs chemiluminescence. The data were also evaluated with respect to the outcome of transplantation. Since IL-8, IL-10 and TNF-alpha levels increased significantly during the first post-operative week, mainly in a group of patients who developed serious complications within the first month after surgery, we proved a connection between peri- and early post-operative induction of cytokine release and the outcome of liver allograft transplantation.     

TNF-alpha、IL-6及IL-8在不同程度溃疡性结肠炎患者血清中的表达及意义

目的：探讨不同严重程度溃疡性结肠炎患者血清TNF-alpha、IL-6 及IL-8 的表达及意义。方法：选择2011 年1 月~2014 年7 月 我院收治的溃疡性结肠炎患者47 例,根据严重程度将患者分为轻度组、中度组和重度组。另选取同期在我院接受健康体检的志 愿者80 例作为对照组。采用酶联免疫吸附试验（ELISA）检测各组患者血清TNF-alpha、IL-6 及IL-8 的水平。结果：溃疡性结肠炎患者 血清TNF-琢、IL-6 及IL-8 水平高于对照组,差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）;不同严重程度溃疡性结肠炎患者的TNF-alpha、IL-6 及IL-8 水平呈显著差异（P<0.05）。结论：检测溃疡性结肠炎患者血清TNF-alpha、IL-6 及IL-8的水平变化有利于预测病情进展。     

乌司他丁联合阿托莫兰对感染性休克患者血清IL-6, TNF-alpha和PCT 水平 的影响

目的：探究乌司他丁联合阿托莫兰对感染性休克患者血清白细胞介素-6(IL-6)、肿瘤坏死因子-alpha(TNF-alpha)和降钙素原（PCT） 水平的影响。方法：选择2013 年6 月～2015年12 月期间我院收治感染性休克患者79 例为研究对象;采用随机数字法将其分为 观察组（39 例）和对照组（40 例）,观察组患者给予乌司他丁联合阿托莫兰治疗,对照组给予常规抗感染治疗;观察并比较两组患 者治疗前后IL-6、TNF-alpha和PCT 水平,比较两组患者药物不良反应、多器官功能障碍综合征(MODS)发生率及病死率。结果：治疗 前两组患者间IL-6、TNF-alpha及PCT 水平均无差异（P<0.05）;治疗后两组患者IL-6、TNF-alpha及PCT 均显著下降,且观察组IL-6、 TNF-alpha及PCT 水平低于对照组（P<0.05）;治疗过程中两组患者药物不良反应发生率无差异（P>0.05）;治疗后观察组MODS 及死 亡发生率均低于对照组（P<0.05）。结论：乌司他丁联合阿托莫兰能够改善对感染性休克患者炎症反应,降低机体IL-6、TNF-alpha及 PCT 水平,降低MODS 发生率及病死率,在临床治疗感染性休克具有重要价值。     

Circulating tumour necrosis factor-alpha bioactivity in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with infliximab: link to clinical response

Our objective was to clarify the heterogeneity in response to infliximab treatment in rheumatoid arthritis (RA); to this end, a bioassay was designed to explore the contribution of circulating tumour necrosis factor (TNF)-alpha bioactivity and its possible link to response. The bioassay is based on the induction of IL-6 and osteoprotegerin (OPG) production by synoviocytes in response to TNF-alpha. RA synoviocytes were cultured with TNF-alpha (5 ng/ml) and 42 RA plasma samples collected just before starting therapy. Levels of IL-6 and OPG were measured in supernatants. In 20 of the patients, plasma samples collected before and 4 hours after the first and the ninth infusions were tested in the same way. Plasma concentrations of TNF-alpha and p55 and p75 soluble receptors were measured using ELISA. TNF-alpha induced IL-6 and OPG production by synoviocytes, which was further increased with patient plasma dilutions and inhibited by infliximab. With plasma samples obtained before the first infusion, the IL-6-induced production was greater in patients with a good clinical response than in the poor responders (44.4 +/- 23.3 ng/ml versus 27.4 +/- 20.9 ng/ml; P = 0.05). This high circulating TNF-alpha bioactivity was strongly inhibited with the first infliximab infusion. The difference between IL-6 levels induced with plasma samples obtained before and 4 hours after the first infusion was greater in patients with a good clinical response (40.0 +/- 23.7 ng/ml versus 3.4 +/- 10.0 ng/ml; P = 0.001). Similar findings were obtained for OPG production (7.0 +/- 6.2 ng/ml versus 0.0 +/- 3.0 ng/ml; P < 0.05). Levels of circulating TNF-alpha bioactivity were predictive of clinical response to TNF-alpha inhibition, confirming a key role for TNF-alpha in these RA patients.     

血液透析与血液灌流对终末期糖尿病肾病患者胰岛素抵抗及血清炎症因 子水平的影响

目的:探讨血液透析联合血液灌流治疗终末期糖尿病肾病的疗效以及对患者胰岛素抵抗及血清炎症因子水平的影响。方法:选择2013年7月-2015年7月在我院接受治疗的100例终末期糖尿病肾病患者作为研究对象。根据治疗方法不同,将所选研究对象分为研究组和对照组。研究组采用血液透析联合血液灌流治疗,对照组采用血液透析联合血液透析滤过治疗。观察并比较两组患者治疗前后胰岛素抵抗程度及血清C反应蛋白(CRP),肿瘤坏死因子-α(TNF-α)及白介素-6(IL-6)水平的变化情况。结果:治疗前,两组患者FBG、FINS、Homa-IR、CRP、TNF-α及IL-6水平比较差异均无统计学意义(P0.05);与治疗前比较,两组患者治疗后FBG、FINS、Homa-IR、CRP、TNF-α及IL-6水平均显著降低,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05),且研究组患者治疗后FBG、FINS、Homa-IR、CRP、TNF-α及IL-6水平均明显低于对照组,差异具有统计学意义(P0.05)。结论:与血液透析联合血液透析滤过方法比较,血液透析联合血液灌流治疗能够更有效的改善ESDN患者胰岛素抵抗程度,降低炎症因子水平,值得临床进一步推广应用。     

Effect of chromium niacinate and chromium picolinate supplementation on lipid peroxidation, TNF-alpha, IL-6, CRP, glycated hemoglobin, triglycerides, and cholesterol levels in blood of streptozotocin-treated diabetic rats

Chromium (Cr(3+)) supplementation facilitates normal protein, fat, and carbohydrate metabolism, and is widely used by the public in many countries. This study examined the effect of chromium niacinate (Cr-N) or chromium picolinate (Cr-P) supplementation on lipid peroxidation (LP), TNF-alpha, IL-6, C-reactive protein (CRP), glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA(1)), cholesterol, and triglycerides (TG) in diabetic rats. Diabetes (D) was induced in Sprague-Dawley rats by streptozotocin (STZ) (ip, 65 mg/kg BW). Control buffer, Cr-N, or Cr-P (400 microg Cr/kg BW) was administered by gavages daily for 7 weeks. Blood was collected by heart puncture using light anesthesia. Diabetes caused a significant increase in blood levels of TNF-alpha, IL-6, glucose, HbA(1), cholesterol, TG, and LP. Compared with D, Cr-N supplementation lowered the blood levels of TNF-alpha (P=0.04), IL-6 (P=0.02), CRP (P=0.02), LP (P=0.01), HbA(1) (P=0.02), TG (P=0.04), and cholesterol (P=0.04). Compared with D, Cr-P supplementation showed a decrease in TNF-alpha (P=0.02), IL-6 (P=0.02), and LP (P=0.01). Chromium niacinate lowers blood levels of proinflammatory cytokines (TNF-alpha, IL-6, CRP), oxidative stress, and lipids levels in diabetic rats, and appears to be a more effective form of Cr(3+) supplementation. This study suggests that Cr(3+) supplementation can lower the risk of vascular inflammation in diabetes.     

美常安联合柳氮磺吡啶治疗溃疡性结肠炎的疗效及对血清TNF-alpha、IL-6、 IL-8水平的影响

目的：探索美常安联合柳氮磺吡啶治疗溃疡性结肠炎（UC）的疗效,及对血清TNF-alpha、IL-6、IL-8 水平的影响。方法：选择自 2012 年9月至2014 年12 月我院收治的100例UC 患者,按照随机数表法分成对照组和观察组,每组50 例。对照组患者口服给 予柳氮磺吡啶,观察组患者口服给予美常安联合柳氮磺吡啶治疗。统计分析两组患者的临床有效率、症状改善、不良反应发生情 况及治疗前后患者血清中TNF-alpha、IL-6、IL-8 水平的变化。结果：观察组中总有效率为92.00%显著高于对照组中总有效率为 48.00%（P<0.05）;两组患者治疗后的主要临床症状较治疗前均有明显改善（P<0.05）,且观察组患者治疗后主要症状缓解率明显高 于对照组（P<0.05）;两组患者治疗后血清中TNF-alpha、IL-6、IL-8 水平均显著低于治疗前,且观察组明显低于对照组（P<0.05）;两组患 者不良反应发生率之间的差异无统计学意义（P>0.05）。结论：美常安联合柳氮磺吡啶治疗UC具有良好的临床疗效,能显著改善 患者的临床症状和患者血清中炎症因子的水平,值得在临床上推广使用。     

Beneficial effect of interferon-beta treatment in patients with multiple sclerosis is associated with transient increase in serum IL-6 level in response to interferon-beta injection

In order to predict the clinical benefit of interferon-beta (IFN-beta) to patients with multiple sclerosis (MS), the following markers were investigated; (1) chronological change of cytokines (IFN-gamma, TNF-alpha, IL-6, IL-10, and TGF-beta) after administration of IFN-beta, (2) untoward effects of IFN-beta such as headache and arthralgia, (3) backgrounds of the patients such as age and relapse rate, (4) efficacy of IFN-beta therapy assessed by the change of relapse rate and progression of disability. Chronological blood sampling was performed 0, 10, and 24 h after injection of IFN-beta. The increase of serum IL-6 level in response to IFN-beta administration was associated with headache, arthralgia, relapse rate before treatment, and disability score at the initiation of the therapy. Significant association of change of serum TNF-alpha with age and headache was also observed. The important finding in this study was that patients with a transient increase in IL-6 in response to IFN-beta showed a slow disease progression. This result suggests that this transient increase in the serum IL-6 predicts favorable response to IFN-beta treatment.     

连续肾脏替代治疗对脓毒症患者血清中TNF-alpha、IL-6 和IL-8 表达的影响

目的：探讨连续肾脏替代治疗（CRRT）对脓毒症患者血清中肿瘤坏死因子alpha（TNF-alpha）、白介素-6（IL-6）和白介素-8（IL-8）的 影响。方法：将我院2013 年1 月-2014 年6 月间收治的80 例脓毒症患者随机分为观察组与对照组各40 例,两组患者均给予脓毒 症常规治疗,观察组另给予CRRT 治疗。观察比较两组患者治疗前1 天,治疗后24 h,72 h空腹静脉血TNF-alpha、IL-6、IL-8 水平。结 果：观察组治愈率为85.0%（34/40）,明显高于对照组的55.0%（22/40）,差异有统计学意义（P<0.05）;治疗24h、72h 后两组患者 TNF-alpha、IL-6和IL-8 水平均明显下降,其中观察组下降更显著,差异均有统计学意义（P<0.05）。结论：CRRT 能有效降低脓毒症患 者血清中TNF-alpha、IL-6 和IL-8 水平,有助于对炎症反应的正向调节。     

糖皮质激素对大叶性肺炎患儿血清TNF-alpha、IL-6、IL-8水平的影响

目的：探究糖皮质激素对大叶性肺炎患儿血清TNF-alpha、IL-6、IL-8 水平的影响。方法：选取2014 年3 月至2014 年8月我院收 治的大叶性肺炎患儿60 例,并将其随机分为对照组和实验组。对照组30 例,给抗炎、退热、镇咳、平喘等临床常规治疗;实验组30 例,在与对照组相同治疗的基础上加用糖皮质激素联合治疗。治疗结束后,比较两组患儿治疗前后血清TNF-alpha、IL-6、IL-8 水平的 变化。结果：治疗前,两组患儿的血清TNF-alpha、IL-6、IL-8 水平比较均无统计学差异(P 均>0.05);治疗后,两组患儿的血清TNF- alpha、 IL-6、IL-8 水平均较治疗前显著降低(P 均<0.05),且实验组患儿的血清TNF-alpha、IL-6、IL-8 水平均显著低于对照组,差异均有统计 学意义(P 均<0.05)。结论：糖皮质激素辅助治疗可降低大叶性肺炎患儿血清TNF-alpha、IL-6、IL-8 的水平,这可能是其治疗儿童大叶 性肺炎的药理学作用之一。     

Tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and their soluble receptors (sTNF-alpha-Rp55 and slL-6R) serum levels in systemic lupus erythematodes

We investigated a possible association between serum concentrations of tumour necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha), interleukin-6 (IL-6) and their soluble receptors (sTNF-alpha-Rp55 and sIL-6R) using an enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in 55 patients with systemic lupus erythematodes (SLE) and 16 healthy controls. We also examined a possible association between the serum levels of these peptides and SLE activity, as well as TNF-alpha and IL-6 concentrations and the levels of their soluble receptors. The median concentrations of TNF-alpha, sTNF-alpha-Rp55 and IL-6 were significantly higher in SLE patients than in normal individuals. In contrast, there was no difference between the serum level of sIL-6R in both groups. We found positive correlations between the serum concentrations of TNF-alpha and IL-6 as well as their soluble receptors and disease activity. There were also correlations between TNF-alpha and sTNF-alpha-Rp55 as well as IL-6 and sIL-6R serum levels in SLE patients but there were no such correlations in the normal control group. In conclusion, an increase in the serum levels of TNF-alpha, sTNF-alpha-Rp55 and IL-6 may become useful markers for SLE activity. Patients with SLE have sIL-6R serum concentration similar to that as in normal individuals. However, it correlates with disease activity and the level of IL-6.     

Interactive Effects of Indigestible Carbohydrates,Protein Type,and Protein Level on Biomarkers of Large Intestine Health in Rats

The effects of indigestible carbohydrates, protein type, and protein level on large intestine health were examined in rats. For 21 days, 12 groups of six 12-week-old male Wistar rats were fed diets with casein (CAS), or potato protein concentrate (PPC), providing 14% (lower protein level; LP), or 20% (higher protein level; HP) protein, and containing cellulose, resistant potato starch, or pectin. Fermentation end-products, pH, and β-glucuronidase levels in cecal digesta, and ammonia levels in colonic digesta were determined. Cecal digesta, tissue weights, cecal and colon morphology, and colonocyte DNA damage were also analyzed. Digesta pH was lower, whereas relative mass of cecal tissue and digesta were higher in rats fed pectin diets than in those fed cellulose. Cecal parameters were greater in rats fed PPC and HP diets than in those fed CAS and LP diets, respectively. Short-chain fatty acid (SCFA) concentrations were unaffected by protein or carbohydrate type. Total SCFA, acetic acid, and propionic acid concentrations were greater in rats fed LP diets than in those fed HP. Cecal pool of isobutyric and isovaleric acids was greater in rats fed PPC than in those fed CAS diets. PPC diets decreased phenol concentration and increased ammonia concentration in cecal and colonic digesta, respectively. Cecal crypt depth was greater in rats fed PPC and HP diets, and was unaffected by carbohydrates; whereas colonic crypt depth was greater in rats fed cellulose. Myenteron thickness in the cecum was unaffected by nutrition, but was greater in the colon of rats fed cellulose. Colonocyte DNA damage was greater in rats fed LP diets than in those fed HP diets, and was unaffected by carbohydrate or protein type. It was found that nutritional factors decreasing cecal digesta weight contribute to greater phenol production, increased DNA damage, and reduced ammonia concentration in the colon.     

A combined score of pro- and anti-inflammatory interleukins improves mortality prediction in severe sepsis

Identification of patients at increased risk of death is dramatically important in severe sepsis. Cytokines have been widely assessed as potential biomarkers in this disease, but none of the cytokines studied has evidenced a sufficient specificity or sensitivity to be routinely employed in clinical practice. In this pilot study, we profiled 17 immune mediators in the plasma of 29 consecutively recruited patients with severe sepsis or septic shock, during the first 24h following admission to the ICU, by using a Bio-Plex Human Cytokine 17-Plex Panel (Bio-Rad). Patients were 66.1year old in average. Twelve patients of our cohort died during hospitalization at the ICU, eight of them in the first 72h due to multiorganic dysfunction syndrom (MODS). Levels in plasma of three pro-inflammatory mediators (IL-6, IL-8, MCP-1) and of an immunosuppressive one (IL-10) were higher in those patients with fatal outcome. We developed a combined score with those cytokines showing to better predict mortality in our cohort based on the results of Cox regression analysis. This way, IL-6, IL-8 and IL-10 were included in the score. Patients were split into two groups based on the percentile 75 (P75) of the plasma levels of these three interleukins. Those patients showing at least one interleukin value higher than P75 were given the value "1". Those patients showing IL-6, IL-8, IL-10 levels below P75 were given the value "0". Hazard ratios for mortality at day 3 and day 28th obtained with the combined score were 2-3-fold higher than those obtained with the individual interleukins values. In conclusion, we have described a combined cytokine score associated with a worse outcome in patients with sepsis, which may represent a new avenue to be explored for guiding treatment decisions in this disease.     

乌司他丁治疗不同类型急性胰腺炎的临床疗效

目的:探讨乌司他丁用于治疗不同类型急性胰腺炎的临床疗效和安全性。方法:收集2013年1月至2014年1月我院收治的急性胰腺炎患者84例,随机分为观察组与对照组,每组各42例,两组患者均给予常规治疗,对照组加用奥曲肽治疗,观察组在对照组的基础上加用乌司他丁治疗,观察和比较两组患者的临床疗效、治疗前后血清IL-6和TNF-α水平的变化及不良反应的发生情况。结果:观察组的总有效率为96.72%,显著高于对照组的85.71%;其中,两组急性水肿型胰腺炎的疗效相当(P0.05),但观察组出血坏死型胰腺炎的有效率显著高于对照组(P0.05)。治疗后,两组血清IL-6与TNF-α水平均较治疗前显著降低,并且观察组显著低于对照组(P0.05),水肿型胰腺炎患者血清IL-6及TNF-α水平显著低于出血坏死型胰腺炎患者,差异均具有统计学意义(P0.05)。两组均未发生肝肾功能损害,未见药物相关性不良反应。结论:乌司他丁用于辅助治疗急性胰腺炎能够明显下调炎症因子水平,临床疗效显著,对急性水肿型胰腺炎的疗效尤为显著,安全性好,值得推广应用。     

鼻内镜动力切削术对鼻前庭囊肿患者CRP、TNF-alpha、IL-6 及IL-8 的影响

目的：探讨鼻内镜下动力切削系统治疗对鼻前庭囊肿患者CRP、TNF-alpha、IL-6 和IL-8 的影响。方法：选取2012 年6 月至2013 年1 月我院收治的鼻前庭囊肿患者163 例,随机分为两组。实验组（80 例）行鼻内镜下动力切削系统行囊肿切除术,对照组（83 例）给予微波治疗。观察并比较两组患者手术前后血清CRP、TNF-alpha、IL-6 和IL-8 水平的变化情况,并比较两组患者手术情况、术 后并发症及远期疗效。结果：与对照组比较,实验组手术时间较长,术中出血量较多,差异具有统计学意义（P＜0.05）,实验组术后 感染率较低,术后复发率较低;术后CRP、TNF-alpha、IL-6 和IL-8水平升高,与对照组相比,实验组各项指标较高（P<0.05）。结论：鼻内 镜下动力切削系统治疗鼻前庭囊肿具有较好的临床治疗效果,且复发率低,值得临床推广。     

Peak plasma interleukin-6 and other peripheral markers of inflammation in the first week of ischaemic stroke correlate with brain infarct volume, stroke severity and long-term outcome

Background

Cerebral ischaemia initiates an inflammatory response in the brain and periphery. We assessed the relationship between peak values of plasma interleukin-6 (IL-6) in the first week after ischaemic stroke, with measures of stroke severity and outcome.

Methods

Thirty-seven patients with ischaemic stroke were prospectively recruited. Plasma IL-6, and other markers of peripheral inflammation, were measured at pre-determined timepoints in the first week after stroke onset. Primary analyses were the association between peak plasma IL-6 concentration with both modified Rankin score (mRS) at 3 months and computed tomography (CT) brain infarct volume.

Results

Peak plasma IL-6 concentration correlated significantly (p < 0.001) with CT brain infarct volume (r = 0.75) and mRS at 3 months (r = 0.72). It correlated similarly with clinical outcome at 12 months or stroke severity. Strong associations were also noted between either peak plasma C-reactive protein (CRP) concentration or white blood cell (WBC) count, and all outcome measures.

Conclusions

These data provide evidence that the magnitude of the peripheral inflammatory response is related to the severity of acute ischaemic stroke, and clinical outcome.