Published June 2006 | Version v1
Journal article

Clinical significance of determination of changes in serum TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-10 levels after treatment in patients with acute conjunctivitis

  • 1. Nanjing First Hospital Affiliated to Nanjing Medical Univ., Nanjing (China)

Description

Objective: To study the clinical significance of the changes of serum TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-10 levels in patients with acute conjunctivitis after treatment. Methods: Serum TNF-α level (with RIA), IL-6 and IL-10 levels (with ELISA) were measured in 42 patients both before and after treatment as well as in 30 controls. Results: The serum TNF-α, IL -6 and IL - 10 levels in the patients before treatment were significantly higher than those in the controls (P<0.01). After 2 weeks of treatment, there were no statistically singificant differences between the levels in patients and controls (P>0.05). Conclusion: The measurement of the changes of serum TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-10 levels after treatment might be important for predicting the prognosis of patients with acute conjunctivitis. (authors)

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Publishing Information

Journal Title
Journal of Radioimmunology
Journal Volume
19
Journal Issue
3
Journal Page Range
p. 168-169
ISSN
1008-9810

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Notes
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