Cytokine levels in a patient with severe ovarian hyperstimulation syndrome before and after the ultrafiltration and reinfusion of ascitic fluid.
OBJECTIVE
To report serum concentrations of several cytokines (interleukin-6, interleukin-8, tumor necrosis factor-alpha, and vascular endothelial growth factor) before and after the reinfusion of ultrafiltrated ascitic fluid.


METHODS
A case report of a woman hospitalized for the treatment of severe OHSS at the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tottori University Hospital. The serum concentrations of cytokines were analyzed by ELISA.


RESULTS
Cytokine concentrations declined in parallel with the improvement of clinical conditions and resolution of OHSS.


CONCLUSIONS
Measurement of serum cytokine concentrations may be useful in evaluating the severity of OHSS.
Ito
M
M
Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Tottori University School of Medicine, Yonago, Japan.
Harada
T
T
Iwabe
T
T
Tanikawa
M
M
Terakawa
N
N
D000328:Adult; D001202:Ascitic Fluid; D016207:Cytokines / Q000097:blood*; D016228:Endothelial Growth Factors / Q000097:blood; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000097:blood; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000097:blood; D008222:Lymphokines / Q000097:blood; D016471:Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome / Q000097:blood* / Q000628:therapy*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism; D014462:Ultrafiltration; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D042442:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors
D016207:Cytokines; D016228:Endothelial Growth Factors; D015850:Interleukin-6; D016209:Interleukin-8; D008222:Lymphokines; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D042461:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A; D042442:Vascular Endothelial Growth Factors