title: Cytokines may give insight into mechanisms of death in sudden infant death syndrome.
abstract: There are a number of postulated causes of sudden infant death syndrome, including bacterial toxins, defects in thermoregulation and hypersensitivity. This paper formulates the hypothesis that analysis of cytokine profiles in suspected sudden infant death syndrome victims may give an insight into mechanisms of death. These cytokine profiles may also help to identify specific causes of sudden infant death syndrome or indicate that different causes act in concert in individual cases.
authors.affiliation: School of Biological Sciences, Turner Dental School, University of Manchester, UK.
authors.forename: N M
authors.initials: NM
authors.lastname: Sayers
authors.forename: D B
authors.initials: DB
authors.lastname: Drucker
authors.forename: R K
authors.initials: RK
authors.lastname: Grencis
mesh_terms: D000485:Allergens / Q000009:adverse effects; D001424:Bacterial Infections / Q000150:complications; D001427:Bacterial Toxins / Q000009:adverse effects; D001833:Body Temperature Regulation / Q000502:physiology; D016207:Cytokines / Q000502:physiology*; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D008954:Models, Biological; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000150:complications; D013398:Sudden Infant Death / Q000209:etiology*; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000150:complications
chemical_list: D000485:Allergens; D001427:Bacterial Toxins; D016207:Cytokines