[Serum levels of interleukin 6 (IL-6) and soluble IL-6 receptor (sIL-6R) in children and adolescents with Graves-Basedow disease].
The concentration of interleukin 6 (IL-6), soluble IL-6 receptor (sIL-6R) and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (sICAM-1) was assayed in 24 children with Graves' disease, aged 6.5-17 years, before treatment with methimazole, during clinical and biochemical remission (8 weeks), and following the eighteen-month therapy with the thyrostatic. ELISA method was used to determine the concentration of interleukin 6, sIL-6R and sICAM-1. An increase was observed in serum concentration of IL-6 and its receptor sIL-6R and soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1 in the course of Graves' disease. A significant reduction in sIL-6R (8 weeks) and IL-6 (18 months) was noted after therapy with methimazole. A positive correlation was found between microsomal antibodies and the concentration of sICAM-1 and sIL-6R, and between antithyroglobulin antibodies and concentration of sIL-6R in children with fresh hyperthyroidism. No correlation was revealed between the level of thyroid hormones and the concentration of cytokines and adhesion molecules.
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Klinika Chorób Dzieci AM, ul. Waszyngtona 17, 15-274 Białystok. klchdz2@cksr.ac.bialystok.pl
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Koput
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Gardziejczyk
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Wysocka
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Kreczko
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