title: [Tumor necrosis factor production in septic conditions following pancreatitis (preliminary report)].
abstract: Detectable TNF levels in sera 33% of patients with sepsis following pancreatitis have been found. No correlation was observed between serum TNF concentration and the severity of illness. However, monocytes and granulocytes of septic patients exerted higher TNF-mediated cytotoxicity than leukocytes of normal blood donors. The in vitro TNF-producing capacity was also higher in the patients in the study group, and it decreased only before fatal outcoming of sepsis. Our results suggest that determination of the TNF-producing capacity of leukocytes might be more informative than measurement of the serum TNF level in the evaluation of the severity or prognosis of sepsis.
authors.affiliation: Szent-Györgyi Albert Orvostudományi Egyetem, Szeged.
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Mandi
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Farkas
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Karácsonyi
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Béládi
mesh_terms: D003602:Cytotoxicity, Immunologic; D006098:Granulocytes / Q000276:immunology; D006801:Humans; D009000:Monocytes / Q000276:immunology; D010195:Pancreatitis / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D018805:Sepsis / Q000150:complications / Q000209:etiology; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000209:etiology; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000096:biosynthesis*
chemical_list: D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha
vernacular_title: Tumor necrosis factor termelés vizsgálata pancreatitist követö szeptikus állapotokban (Elözetes közlemény).