Published December 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Clinical significance of measurement of changes of serum TNF-α, IGF-II and IL-6 levels after treatment in pediatric patients with bronchopneumonia

Creators

  • 1. Lianyungang First People's Hospital, Lianyungang (China)

Description

Objective: To investigate the significance of changes of serum TNF-α, IGF-II and IL-6 levels after treatment in pediatric patients with bronchopneumonia. Methods: Serum TNF-α, IGF-II and IL-6 levels (with RIA) were determined in 36 pediatric patients with bronchopneumonia both before and after treatment and 30 controls. Results: Before treatment, the serum TNF-α, IGF-II and IL-6 levels in the patients were significantly higher than those in controls (P<0.01), after treatment for two weeks, the TNF-α, IGF-II and IL-6 levels were about the same (P>0.05 ) as those in controls. Conclusion: Detection of serum TNF-α, IGF-II and IL-6 levels is clinically useful in the management of pediatric patients with bronchopneumonia. (authors)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Radioimmunology
Journal Volume
19
Journal Issue
6
Journal Page Range
p. 463-464
ISSN
1008-9810

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Notes
1 tab., 4 refs.