title: Elevated serum levels of interleukin-10 in children with acute rubella infection.
abstract: Interleukin-10 (IL-10) is known to be an anti-inflammatory cytokine which inhibits cell growth and cytokine production of both Th1 and Th2 cells. Using a human IL-10 ELISA kit we investigated whether serum IL-10 levels increased during the acute and convalescent stages in 45 children with rubella infections. Serum levels of IL-10 were markedly elevated in rubella patients during the acute stage, compared with those at the convalescent stage and those in healthy age-matched children (mean +/- SEM): 18.5 +/- 3.4 vs. 6.0 +/- 0.6 vs. 7.9 +/- 1.3 pg/ml. IL-10 levels determined 5 d after the onset of the disease had returned to the normal range. In patients with rubella, there were significant negative correlations between serum IL-10 levels and both rubella virus-specific IgM and IgG antibodies. These findings suggest that IL-10 may play a role in the pathogenesis of acute rubella infections.
authors.affiliation: Akaboshi Pediatric Clinic, Kumamoto, Japan.
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Akaboshi
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Nagayoshi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Omura
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Iwaki
mesh_terms: D000208:Acute Disease; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D002648:Child; D002675:Child, Preschool; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007074:Immunoglobulin G / Q000097:blood; D007075:Immunoglobulin M / Q000097:blood; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000097:blood*; D008297:Male; D012409:Rubella / Q000276:immunology*; D012412:Rubella virus / Q000276:immunology
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D007074:Immunoglobulin G; D007075:Immunoglobulin M; D016753:Interleukin-10