title: [Clinical value of serum cytokines in diverticular disease of the colon in elderly patients].
abstract: This article demonstrated changes in the level of pro-and anti-inflammatory cytokines in serum of patients of older age groups with small symptom diverticular disease of the colon. Was considered one of the links of the possible pathogenesis of this nosology, touched upon the contribution of involutive changes in the formation of the features of nonspecific immunity and the development of autoimmune reactions in elderly patients.
authors.forename: R B
authors.initials: RB
authors.lastname: Gudkova
authors.forename: S V
authors.initials: SV
authors.lastname: Levchenko
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D016207:Cytokines / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D004239:Diverticulitis, Colonic / Q000097:blood* / Q000276:immunology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged
chemical_list: D016207:Cytokines