title: Anti-inflammatory cytokine levels in patients with septic shock.
abstract: We measured the plasma levels of anti-inflammatory cytokines, including interleukin 1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra), IL-4 and IL-10; inflammatory cytokines, including IL-2, IL-6, IL-8 and tumor necrosis factor receptor I and II (TNFR I and TNFR II); and endotoxin in 11 patients with septic shock associated with gram-negative bacteria and 12 patients with sepsis not associated with shock. The plasma levels of IL-1ra and IL-10 were elevated in the septic shock group compared with the sepsis group. TNFR I and TNFR II levels tend to be higher in the septic shock group. The plasma level of TRNF-alpha was significantly correlated with levels of IL-1ra, IL-4, IL-10, TNFR I, and TNFR II. The elevated levels of the anti-inflammatory cytokines, TNFR I, and TNFR II, appeared to reflect an attempt to suppress the shock syndrome.
authors.affiliation: Critical Care and Emergency Center, Iwate Medical University, Morioka, Japan.
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Kasai
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Inada
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Takakuwa
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Yamada
authors.forename: Y
authors.initials: Y
authors.lastname: Inoue
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Shimamura
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Taniguchi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Sato
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Wakabayashi
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Endo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D015703:Antigens, CD / Q000097:blood; D016207:Cytokines / Q000097:blood*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D053590:Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000097:blood; D007376:Interleukin-2 / Q000097:blood; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000097:blood; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000097:blood; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000097:blood; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor / Q000097:blood; D047888:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I; D047889:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II; D018805:Sepsis / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology; D012772:Shock, Septic / Q000097:blood* / Q000473:pathology; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins / Q000097:blood
chemical_list: D015703:Antigens, CD; D016207:Cytokines; C507763:IL1RN protein, human; D053590:Interleukin 1 Receptor Antagonist Protein; D007376:Interleukin-2; D015850:Interleukin-6; D016209:Interleukin-8; D018124:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor; D047888:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type I; D047889:Receptors, Tumor Necrosis Factor, Type II; D012795:Sialoglycoproteins; D016753:Interleukin-10; D015847:Interleukin-4