title: Interleukin-10 and soluble tumor necrosis factor receptors in cerebrospinal fluid of children with bacterial meningitis.
abstract: The antiinflammatory mediators interleukin (IL)-10 and soluble tumor necrosis factor (TNF) receptors p55 (sTNFR-55) and sTNFR-75 in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) from 37 children with bacterial meningitis were studied. CSF concentrations of IL-10, sTNFR-55, and sTNFR-75 and of the proinflammatory cytokines TNF-alpha, IL-6, and IL-8 were markedly elevated and were, with the exception of the sTNFRs, significantly higher in CSF than in serum. CSF concentrations of sTNFR- 55 and sTNFR-75 were only associated positively with IL-10 levels. CSF glucose levels correlated highly with levels of IL-10, sTNFR-55, and sTNFR-75 and weakly with TNF-alpha and IL-6. Cytokine levels in CSF decreased rapidly, while sTNFR levels remained elevated for at least 24 h.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pediatrics, Sophia Children's Hospital/University Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
authors.forename: R F
authors.initials: RF
authors.lastname: Kornelisse
authors.forename: H F
authors.initials: HF
authors.lastname: Savelkoul
authors.forename: P H
authors.initials: PH
authors.lastname: Mulder
authors.forename: M H
authors.initials: MH
authors.lastname: Suur
authors.forename: P J
authors.initials: PJ
authors.lastname: van der Straaten
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: van der Heijden
authors.forename: R N
authors.initials: RN
authors.lastname: Sukhai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Hählen
authors.forename: H J
authors.initials: HJ
authors.lastname: Neijens
authors.forename: R
authors.initials: R
authors.lastname: de Groot
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000032:analysis* / Q000096:biosynthesis; D002439:Cefotaxime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002442:Ceftazidime / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002511:Cephalosporins / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D016207:Cytokines / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000097:blood / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid*; D008297:Male; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / Q000032:analysis* / Q000096:biosynthesis; D047888:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I; D047889:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000134:cerebrospinal fluid
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D002511:Cephalosporins; D016207:Cytokines; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor; D047888:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I; D047889:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D016753:Interleukin-10; D002442:Ceftazidime; D002439:Cefotaxime