Title: Effect of IL and TNF-α levels on patients with acute lower respiratory tract infection
Abstract: Objective To assess the effect of IL 2?IL 6?IL 8 and TNF α levels in serum on elderly patients with acute lower respiratory tract infection. Methods 30 patients with acute lower respiratory tract infection at different stages and 30 controls was measured the serum levels of IL 2?IL 6?IL 8 and TNF α by RIA. Results The levels of TNF α?IL 6 and IL 8 in 30 patients were obviously increased than that of control group (p 0.001 ), but the level of IL 2 was lower than that of controls. The increased levels of IL 6?IL 8 and TNF α in serum correlated with clinical parameters. Conclusions The changes of IL 6?IL 8 and TNF α are related to the development in acute inflammation and are markers of severe diseases. They may be considered as useful markers for elderly patients with respiratory tract infection.
Publication Year: 2003
Publication Date: 2003-01-01
Language: en
Type: article
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