title: Estimation of SLE activity based on the serum level of chosen cytokines and superoxide radical generation.
abstract: We estimated the serum levels of IL-6, TNF-alpha and IL-10, and generation of superoxide radicals, as well as their mutual dependence, in 63 SLE patients at various stages of disease activity. Our results indicate a statistically significant increase of the serum levels studied, and an increase of superoxide anion generation by granulocytes, in correlation with SLE activity. These results indicate that oxygen metabolism and the examined cytokines play an important role in pathogenesis of SLE. The assessment of these parameters can be useful in the estimation of disease activity.
authors.affiliation: Department of Dermatology and Venereology, Medical University of Lodz, Poland.
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Waszczykowska
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Robak
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Wozniacka
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Narbutt
authors.forename: J D
authors.initials: JD
authors.lastname: Torzecka
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Sysa-Jedrzejowska
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D000328:Adult; D015415:Biomarkers / Q000097:blood; D016207:Cytokines / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000097:blood; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000097:blood; D008180:Lupus Erythematosus, Systemic / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology / Q000503:physiopathology*; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D012044:Regression Analysis; D012720:Severity of Illness Index; D013481:Superoxides / Q000097:blood*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000032:analysis
chemical_list: D015415:Biomarkers; D016207:Cytokines; D015850:Interleukin-6; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D013481:Superoxides; D016753:Interleukin-10