PMID: 11335143May 4, 2001Paper

Elevated levels of interleukin-13 and IL-18 in patients with dengue hemorrhagic fever

FEMS Immunology and Medical Microbiology
A S MustafaU C Chaturvedi

Abstract

Interleukin (IL)-13 is produced by T helper 2 (Th2)-type cells and inhibits the production of proinflammatory cytokines by activated monocytes, while IL-18 is a pleiotropic cytokine that induces interferon-gamma and plays an important role in the development of Th1-type cells. Role of the shift from a Th1-type response to Th2-type has been suggested in the pathogenesis of dengue hemorrhagic fever (DHF). This study was undertaken to investigate the possible protective/pathogenic role of IL-13 and IL-18 in patients with DHF. Sera were collected from a total of 84 patients with various grades of dengue illness and 21 normal healthy controls and tested for IL-13 and IL-18 levels using commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay kits. The results showed that very low levels of IL-13 (4+/-3 pg ml(-1)) and IL-18 (15+/-4 pg ml(-1)) were detected in the sera of healthy controls. In dengue patients, the levels of IL-13 and IL-18 were the highest in the patients with DHF grade IV (205+/-103 pg ml(-1) and 366+/-155 pg ml(-1), respectively) and the lowest in patients with dengue fever (22+/-12 pg ml(-1) and 76+/-50 pg ml(-1), respectively). Both the cytokines appeared (IL-13=20+/-11 pg ml(-1) and IL-18=70+/-45 pg ml(-1)) during the first 4...Continue Reading

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