title: Plasma cytokine levels in ulcerative colitis.
abstract: OBJECTIVE
  Some immunological factors are responsible in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis. There is a relationship between cytokines and ulcerative colitis.
  
  
  METHODS
  In this study 20 ulcerative colitis patients (mean age 36.2 years old, 9 women, 11 men) and 20 healthy control groups (mean age 27.2 years old, 11 women, 9 men) were involved in the study.
  
  
  RESULTS
  We established that IL-2Rsp, IL-6, IL-8 and IL-10 levels were different at the patients and control groups (p < 0.005). TNF-alpha and IL-1 beta were similar at the both groups.
  
  
  CONCLUSIONS
  According to these results, IL-2Rsp, IL-6, 11-8 and IL-10 play an important role in the pathogenesis of ulcerative colitis. We consider that these cytokines are beneficial parameters in the diagnosis, treatment and prognosis of ulcerative colitis.
authors.affiliation: Department of Gastroenterology, Dicle University School of Medicine, Diyarbakir, Turkey. vegoral@hotmail.com
authors.forename: Vedat
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Goral
authors.forename: Tahir
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Celenk
authors.forename: Abdurahman
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Kaplan
authors.forename: Dede
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Sit
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor / Q000097:blood*; D003093:Colitis, Ulcerative / Q000175:diagnosis*; D016207:Cytokines / Q000097:blood*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D011379:Prognosis
chemical_list: D014408:Biomarkers, Tumor; D016207:Cytokines