title: Circulating interleukin 10 and interleukin-6 serum levels in rheumatoid arthritis patients treated with methotrexate or gold salts: preliminary report.
abstract: In order to evaluate the relationship between serum concentrations of interleukin-10 (IL-10), IL-6, and acute phase proteins in rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients treated with methotrexate (MTX) or intramuscular gold (IMG) we determined IL-10, IL-6, C-reactive protein (CRP), alpha-1-acid glycoprotein (AGP) and alpha-1-antichymotrypsin (ACT) in the sera of 35 RA patients. IL-10 and IL-6 levels were evaluated using an enzyme-linked immunoassay (ELISA). AGP and ACT level were measured using rocket immunoelectrophoresis. IL-10 serum level was not increased in RA patients as compared to controls (58.7 +/- 18.1 pg/ml vs. 57.2 +/- 11.9 pg/ml). IL-6 level was significantly elevated (91.6 +/- 46.9 pg/ml vs. 45 +/- 19 pg/ml, p < 0.05). CRP was significantly increased as compared to healthy controls (35 +/- 19 mg/l vs. 3 +/- 2 mg/l, p < 0.05). Patients treated with MTX or IMG presented an increased level of IL-10 and decreased amounts of IL-6, as compared to those treated with NSAID only. However, only changes between patients treated with IMG and NSAID were found to be statistically significant. A good negative correlation between IL-10 and IL-6 serum level was found (r = -0.75, p < 0.05). A positive significant correlation between IL-6 serum level and CRP (r = 0.62, p < 0.05), AGP (r = 0.78, p < 0.05) and ACT (r = 0.45, p < 0.05) was established.(ABSTRACT TRUNCATED AT 250 WORDS)
authors.affiliation: Department of Clinical Immunology and Allergy, Karol Marcinkowski University School of Medicine, Poznan, Poland.
authors.forename: J K
authors.initials: JK
authors.lastname: Lacki
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Klama
authors.forename: S H
authors.initials: SH
authors.lastname: Mackiewicz
authors.forename: U
authors.initials: U
authors.lastname: Mackiewicz
authors.forename: W
authors.initials: W
authors.lastname: Müller
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D001172:Arthritis, Rheumatoid / Q000097:blood* / Q000188:drug therapy*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006046:Gold / Q000008:administration & dosage / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D006801:Humans; D007273:Injections, Intramuscular; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000097:blood*; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008727:Methotrexate / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D015850:Interleukin-6; D016753:Interleukin-10; D006046:Gold; D008727:Methotrexate