Acute glucocorticoid deficiency is associated with plasma elevations of interleukin-6: does the latter participate in the symptomatology of the steroid withdrawal syndrome and adrenal insufficiency?

The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology and Metabolism
D A PapanicolaouG P Chrousos

Abstract

The cytokines tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF alpha), interleukin-1 (IL-1), and IL-6 are secreted at inflammatory sites in tandem and play a crucial role in the inflammatory and wound-healing processes. All three cytokines are potent activators of the hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal axis, through which they restrain inflammation, whereas IL-6 itself plays a role in the termination of inflammation as well. To test the hypothesis that endogenous glucocorticoids exert a negative tonic effect on the secretion of these cytokines, we studied 17 patients with Cushing's disease and 2 patients with primary adrenal Cushing's syndrome before and after surgery. Plasma TNF alpha, IL-1 beta and IL-6 were measured before surgery, while the patients were hypercortisolemic; on postoperative day 4 or 5, when they were hypocortisolemic; and on postoperative day 9 or 10, when they were receiving glucocorticoid replacement. During severe hypocortisolism, on postoperative day 4 or 5, plasma IL-6 levels rose significantly, compared to the preoperative values (P < 0.001). During the same interval, TNF alpha and IL-1 beta also rose, albeit to a lesser extent. Over the same interval, patients with severe hypocortisolism experienced temperature elevation...Continue Reading

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