title: [The role of cytokines in bacterial meningitis].
abstract: Bacterial meningitis is the serious infection of the central nervous system (CNS), and stimulated by bacteria inflammatory host response has crucial role in its pathogenesis. The most important elements of this response are cytokines, especially tumor necrosis factor (TNF-alpha), interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-8 (IL-8), and interleukin-10 (IL-10), which have antiinflammatory activity. Production of cytokines in the CNS triggers a cascade of inflammatory mediators. Better understanding of mechanisms which take place during the course of the bacterial meningitis can be useful in differential diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of this disease. Investigations on the role of cytokines in the bacterial meningitis, have great therapeutic implications, and can result in introduction to the treatment antiinflammatory drugs, which can help to reduce mortality rate and number of complications.
authors.affiliation: Katedra i Klinika Chorób Zakaźnych Collegium Medicum, Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, Kraków.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bociaga-Jasik
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Garlicki
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kalinowska-Nowak
authors.forename: I
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Sobczyk-Krupiarz
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D016207:Cytokines / Q000378:metabolism*; D006801:Humans; D007375:Interleukin-1 / Q000378:metabolism; D016753:Interleukin-10 / Q000378:metabolism; D015850:Interleukin-6 / Q000378:metabolism; D016209:Interleukin-8 / Q000378:metabolism; D016920:Meningitis, Bacterial / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000276:immunology*; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha / Q000378:metabolism
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D016207:Cytokines; D007375:Interleukin-1; D015850:Interleukin-6; D016209:Interleukin-8; D014409:Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha; D016753:Interleukin-10