title: Interleukin-1 production in bacterial meningitis.
abstract: Interleukin-1 (IL-1) is the key initiator of host responses to infection. We describe here the lipopolysaccharide-(LPS) (20 micrograms/ml) stimulated IL-1 production of peripheral blood monocytes in 2 children with Haemophilus influenzae meningitis. We found a depressed IL-1 production at the acute stage of the infection when the meningitis was most active with return to normal coinciding with clinical recovery. These results show an inverse correlation with acute phase reactants and IL-1 production. Normalization of IL-1 production seems to be a good prognostic sign in bacterial meningitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Tampere, Finland.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Helminen
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Vesikari
mesh_terms: D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000096:biosynthesis*; D007963:Leukocytes, Mononuclear / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism*; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides / Q000494:pharmacology; D008297:Male; D008583:Meningitis, Haemophilus / Q000378:metabolism* / Q000473:pathology; D011237:Predictive Value of Tests; D011379:Prognosis; D013268:Stimulation, Chemical
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D008070:Lipopolysaccharides