title: Interleukin-5 levels of pleural fluid and serum samples in a patient with PIE syndrome.
abstract: An increased production of IL-5 was detected in the pleural fluid (7.2 ng/ml) and in the serum samples (53 pg/ml) of a patient with PIE syndrome. Following steroid therapy, pleural fluid disappeared, eosinophilia improved and serum IL-5 concentration became undetectable. These results suggested that eosinophilia in the PIE syndrome is a consequence of increased production of IL-5, especially in the lung.
authors.affiliation: First Department of Internal Medicine, Kumamoto University Medical School, Japan.
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: Matsumoto
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Ando
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Kohrogi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Araki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takatsu
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005122:Exudates and Transudates / Q000737:chemistry*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015848:Interleukin-5 / Q000032:analysis*; D010996:Pleural Effusion / Q000209:etiology / Q000378:metabolism*; D011657:Pulmonary Eosinophilia / Q000097:blood / Q000150:complications / Q000378:metabolism*
chemical_list: D015848:Interleukin-5