title: Elevated serum interleukin-6 in POEMS syndrome reflects the activity of the disease.
abstract: In patients with POEMS syndrome, which often accompanies plasma cell dyscrasia, the roles of interleukin-6 (IL-6) and other acute phase cytokines are unknown. Serum IL-6, interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta) and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) were measured by the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay technique in 16 patients with POEMS syndrome and in patients with other neurological diseases (OND) as control. Serum IL-6 was more frequently detected and higher in active POEMS than in stable POEMS or in OND patients. No sample was positive for IL-1 beta. TNF-alpha was positive in 3 out of 7 active POEMS patients, but its significance was not definite. Serum IL-6 levels in POEMS patients reflected the disease activity but not the severity of accompanying plasma cell dyscrasia.
authors: Department of Neurology, Tokyo Metropolitan Geriatric Medical Center.
authors: S
authors: S
authors: Hitoshi
authors: K
authors: K
authors: Suzuki
authors: M
authors: M
authors: Sakuta
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000097:blood; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009422:Nervous System Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis; D016878:POEMS Syndrome / Q000097:blood / Q000175:diagnosis*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D007375:Interleukin-1; D015850:Interleukin-6; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha