title: Reduced in vitro production of interferon-gamma, interleukin-4 and interleukin-12 and increased production of interleukin-6, interleukin-10 and tumour necrosis factor-alpha in systemic lupus erythematosus. Weak correlations of cytokine production with disease activity.
abstract: Production of cytokines in unstimulated and mitogen-stimulated cultures were evaluated by ELISPOT in 34 SLE patients with low to moderate disease activity and 23 healthy controls. Significantly reduced production of IFN gamma, IL4 and IL12 and significantly increased production of IL6, IL10 and TNF alpha were found in patients with SLE. Regression analysis revealed that production of all six cytokines tended to decrease with increasing disease activity, but negative correlation with SLEDAI was significant (p < 0.05) only for PHA-stimulated IL4, unstimulated and PHA-stimulated IL10 and SAC-stimulated IL6. Negative correlation of stimulated and unstimulated IL6 and TNF alpha production with anti-DNA antibody levels were also significant.
authors.affiliation: Department of Pathology, University of Hong Kong, Queen Mary Hospital, Hong Kong.
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Jones
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Liu
authors.forename: R W
authors.initials: RW
authors.lastname: Wong
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear / Q000097:blood; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D002478:Cells, Cultured / Q000187:drug effects / Q000378:metabolism; D002681:China; D003208:Concanavalin A / Q000494:pharmacology; D016207:Cytokines / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents / Q000494:pharmacology / Q000627:therapeutic use; D007371:Interferon-gamma / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology; D018664:Interleukin-12 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology; D015847:Interleukin-4 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000276:immunology; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000276:immunology* / Q000378:metabolism; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D016853:Muromonab-CD3 / Q000494:pharmacology; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins / Q000494:pharmacology; D013211:Staphylococcus aureus / Q000378:metabolism; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000096:biosynthesis / Q000187:drug effects / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000974:Antibodies, Antinuclear; D015415:Biomarkers; D016207:Cytokines; D007166:Immunosuppressive Agents; D015850:Interleukin-6; D016853:Muromonab-CD3; D010835:Phytohemagglutinins; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D003208:Concanavalin A; D016753:Interleukin-10; D018664:Interleukin-12; D015847:Interleukin-4; D007371:Interferon-gamma