Systemic IL-6, IL-8, and RANTES Response in Children with Respiratory Syncytial Virus Disease

Virus-Induced IL-8 Gene Expression Element in Respiratory Syncytial Requirement of a Novel Upstream Response

Haplotype of IL-8 -251T and 781C is associated with the susceptibility to respiratory syncytial virus.

OBJECTIVE To study the association of haplotypes of IL-8 -251T/A and 781 C/T single nucleotide polymorphisms (SNPs) with the susceptibility of respiratory syncytial virus (RSV). METHODS This study included 101 hospitalized patients under 2 years who suffered from RSV pneumonia and 108 hospitalized patients under 2 years who suffered only from pneumonia without RSV infection. Genotypes of two ...

Enhanced IL-4 responses in children with a history of respiratory syncytial virus bronchiolitis in infancy.

Infants who recover from respiratory syncytial virus (RSV)-induced bronchiolitis are at high risk of developing asthma and recurrent wheezing. It is not known whether severe RSV infection itself causes persistent effects or is a marker of a "wheezy" predisposition. To determine the long-term immunological correlates of infantile bronchiolitis, interleukin (IL)-4 and interferon (IFN)-gamma respo...

Cytokines (IL-17, IL-23, and IL-33) in Systemic lupus erythematosus in Trinidad and Tobago.

Systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) is the most common autoimmune disease. It is characterized by the presence of hundreds of autoantibodies against many organs and tissues, including the presence of a large number of autoantibodies, which are specific to self-antigens mainly of nuclear origin such as Smith antigen, double-stranded DNA (dsDNA), anti-Sjögren’s syndrome-related antigen A and B (SS...

Interleukins IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, IL-12 and periimplant disease. An update.

INTRODUCTION A study is made of the usefulness of cytokines (such as interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-8 (IL-8), interleukin-10 (IL-10) and interleukin-12 (IL-12)) as markers of periimplant disease (mucositis and periimplantitis). An increase in the levels of these cytokines in dental implant crevicular fluid may give rise to a lack of osteointegration, bone loss or implant failure. OBJECTIVE...