scholarly journals Cytokine status of patients with atherosclerotic injury of carotid arteries

Author(s):  
M.A. Danilova ◽  
T.V. Baidina

AbstractThe research was aimed at studying interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-10 (IL-10) and C-reactive protein (CRP) levels in serum of 61 patients suffering from atherosclerotic injury of carotid arteries. The results received by the immunoferment method were compared with ultrasound features of atherosclerotic plaques and morphological peculiarities of their biopsies which were obtained during carotid endarterectomy.An increased concentration of cytokines under analysis and CRP in serum of patients with atherosclerotic injury of carotid arteries was detected. It was found out that high levels of IL-6 and CRP are associated with progressing atherosclerosis of carotid arteries and its cerebral complications. The research revealed that detection of cytokines and CRP in serum can be used as an additional method to diagnose unstable character of atherosclerotic plaques.

2020 ◽  
Vol 9 (2) ◽  
pp. 201-209
Author(s):  
G. V. Bulava ◽  
S. I. Rey ◽  
G. A. Berdnikov ◽  
O. V. Nikitina ◽  
A. K. Shabanov ◽  
...  

Background Sepsis and septic shock are formidable and complications in surgery with mortality 20–50%. In the pathogenesis of sepsis, a significant role belongs to bacterial endotoxin (LPS - liposaccharide).Aim of study Assessment of the efficacy of selective lipopolysaccharides hemosorption (SLH) in treatment of sepsis.Material and methods We examined 65 patients with developed sepsis or suspected presence of gram-negative infection. Patients were retrospectively divided into two groups. In Group 1, 27 patients received Polymyxin B hemoperfusion using Toraymyxin cartridges. In Group 2 (38 patients), adsorber Alteco (LPSA) was used.Results It was established that 28-day mortality was 11.1% in Polymyxin group and 28.9% in LPS group A, p = 0.091, 60-day mortality was 33.3 and 55.3%, respectively (p=0.065). The use of SLH contributed to a decrease in the activity of endotoxin (EAA) from 0.52 (0.39; 0.65) to 0.40 (0.36; 0.57) EU (p=0.330) in Polymyxin group and from 0.59 ( 0.42; 0.72) to 0.54 (0.40; 0.81) EU ( p = 0.981) in the LPS-A group. At the same time, the level of procalcitonin (PCT) in the blood statistically significantly decreased from 8.4 (3.6; 29.0) to 4.8 (1.9; 36.3) ng/ml (p=0.0117) only in the LPS-A group. The level of C-reactive protein (CRB) in the blood statistically significantly decreased only in the Polymyxin group, from 205 (154; 264) to 162 (106; 202) mg/L (p<0.001). After SPH procedures, there was a tendency to a decrease in the level of blood cytokines in both groups. Conclusion 1. The trend of better survival among patients was noted during hemoperfusion when using Polymyxin B in comparison with the results of adsorption of lipopolysaccharide with Alteco cartridges: so, 28-day mortality was 11.1 and 28.9%, respectively (statistically not significant).2. As a result, the procedure of selective lipopolysaccharides hemosorbtion on hemosorbents with Polymyxin B in blood significantly decreased level of C-reactive protein (21%), there was statistically insignificant decrease in the level of endotoxin activity (23.1%), lipopolysaccharide binding protein (21.6%), procalcitonin (2.4 times), presepsin (20%), as well as the level of interleukin-6 (3.4 times) and interleukin-10 (1.6 times) . Adsorption of lipopolysaccharide with Alteco cartridges leads to a statistically significant reduction of procalcitonin in blood (1.8 times), and statistically insignificant decrease of: endotoxin activity (9.3%), lipopolysaccharide binding protein (28.6%), interleukin-6 (3.8 times), interleukin-10 (7.1 times) and soluble receptor to interleukin-2 (2.2 times).


2012 ◽  
Vol 42 (10) ◽  
pp. 2015-2026 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. A. Hiles ◽  
A. L. Baker ◽  
T. de Malmanche ◽  
J. Attia

BackgroundCross-sectional studies support an association between depression and inflammatory markers. However, little is known of their relationship in the context of antidepressant treatment. Our aim was to explore via meta-analysis whether antidepressant treatment is associated with a reduction in three inflammatory markers associated with depression.MethodA computerized search of EMBASE, Medline, PsycINFO and Cochrane Library databases was completed using subject headings for depression and either interleukin-6, C-reactive protein or interleukin-10, selecting studies which reported circulating levels of inflammatory markers before and after antidepressant treatment for people with depression. Outcome and moderator variables were coded for analysis, including inflammatory marker change, depression severity change, age, gender ratio, assay brand, treatment response and weight change.ResultsPooled effect sizes showed a significant decrease in interleukin-6 (n=14, d=−0.42, p=0.02), marginally significant decrease in C-reactive protein (n=8, d=−0.57, p=0.05) and a non-significant decrease in interleukin-10 (n=3, d=−0.45, p=0.14) after treatment. High levels of heterogeneity were observed, which may be associated with clinical variations between the studies such as weight gain, anxiety, incomplete remission and other individual differences and co-morbidities.ConclusionsThe findings of this meta-analysis indicate that there may be a normalization of overactive inflammatory processes following antidepressant treatment.


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