title: Sustained high levels of circulatory interleukin-8 are associated with a poor outcome in patients with adult respiratory distress syndrome.
abstract: Neutrophils are reported to be a major factor in the pathogenesis of the adult respiratory distress syndrome (ARDS). We measured serial levels of circulatory interleukin (IL)-8 and neutrophil elastase in 16 patients with ARDS at the onset, on day 3 and on day 7 and studied the relationship of these levels to the clinical course. Circulatory IL-8 levels of all the patients at the onset were significantly elevated compared with controls, mean +/- SE, 30.0 +/- 6.7 pg/ml and 3.3 +/- 0.3 pg/ ml, respectively. There was a significant correlation between IL-8 and neutrophil elastase levels at the onset (r = 0.65, p < 0.01). In nonsurvivors circulatory IL-8 levels were significantly higher than those of survivors throughout the study. There were significant differences in oxygenation, as reflected by PaO2/FIO2 ratios, between survivors and nonsurvivors at day 7, mean +/- SE, 208.5 +/- 21.9 and 113.5 +/- 9.6, respectively. In conclusion, we have shown that the level of circulatory IL-8 is elevated in patients with ARDS, and sustained high levels of circulatory IL-8 might be correlated with a poor outcome.
authors.affiliation: Department of Respiratory Medicine, Tosei General Hospital, Seto.
authors.forename: N
authors.initials: N
authors.lastname: Ikuta
authors.forename: H
authors.initials: H
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Kondoh
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Takagi
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Hayakawa
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000097:blood*; D019272:Leukocyte Elastase / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009504:Neutrophils / Q000201:enzymology*; D011379:Prognosis; D012128:Respiratory Distress Syndrome / Q000097:blood* / Q000201:enzymology; D017741:Survivors
chemical_list: D016209:Interleukin-8; D019272:Leukocyte Elastase