title: Tumor necrosis factor and interleukin-1 serum levels during severe sepsis in humans.
abstract: In a study of serum levels of tumor necrosis factor (TNF alpha) and interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) in patients developing sepsis in the ICU, high TNF alpha levels were found in patients with septic shock. Normal values are 75 +/- 15 pg/ml; in these patients, TNF alpha serum level ranged from 100 to 5000 pg/ml with a mean of 701 +/- 339 pg/ml and a median of 250 pg/ml. There was a correlation between TNF alpha level and sepsis severity score as well as with mortality. In contrast, IL-1 beta serum levels were only slightly increased and were not correlated with severity or mortality.
authors: Department of Anesthesiology, Centre Hospitalier, Universitaire de Liège, Belgium.
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Damas
authors: A
authors: A
authors: Reuter
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Gysen
authors: J
authors: J
authors: Demonty
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Lamy
authors: P
authors: P
authors: Franchimont
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018805:Sepsis / Q000097:blood*; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000097:blood* / Q000401:mortality; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000032:analysis*
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha