P Loisa1, T Rinne, S Laine, M Hurme, S Kaukinen. 1. Departments of Anaesthesia and Intensive Care, Tampere University Hospital, Tampere, Finland. pekka.loisa@phks.fi
Abstract
BACKGROUND: The production of proinflammatory cytokines activates the systemic inflammatory response in sepsis. Patients also develop a compensatory anti-inflammatory reaction, which may have an important down-regulatory effect on the overactive inflammation. However, the role of this anti-inflammatory response in sepsis is not completely clarified. In this prospective study, we investigated the relationship between the pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine profiles in severe sepsis and their role in the development of multiple organ failure (MOF). METHODS: Thirty-eight patients meeting the criteria for severe sepsis were studied. MOF was defined as a maximum SOFA score of 10 or higher. Serial measurements of the proinflammatory IL-6 and IL-1beta and the anti-inflammatory IL-10 and IL-1ra were used. The cytokine samples were taken at the onset of sepsis and on the third and fifth day during the ICU period. RESULTS: The initial IL-10 and IL-1ra responses were identical in patients with or without MOF. The anti-inflammatory cytokine levels remained elevated in the MOF patients, whereas in patients without MOF the levels declined. The IL-6/IL-10 ratio was significantly higher in the MOF patients on days 1 and 3 compared with patients without MOF. CONCLUSIONS: We could not demonstrate overproduction of anti-inflammatory IL-10 in MOF patients. On the contrary, the high IL-6/IL-10 ratio indicates that IL-10 deficiency may contribute to the development of MOF in severe sepsis.
BACKGROUND: The production of proinflammatory cytokines activates the systemic inflammatory response in sepsis. Patients also develop a compensatory anti-inflammatory reaction, which may have an important down-regulatory effect on the overactive inflammation. However, the role of this anti-inflammatory response in sepsis is not completely clarified. In this prospective study, we investigated the relationship between the pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokine profiles in severe sepsis and their role in the development of multiple organ failure (MOF). METHODS: Thirty-eight patients meeting the criteria for severe sepsis were studied. MOF was defined as a maximum SOFA score of 10 or higher. Serial measurements of the proinflammatory IL-6 and IL-1beta and the anti-inflammatory IL-10 and IL-1ra were used. The cytokine samples were taken at the onset of sepsis and on the third and fifth day during the ICU period. RESULTS: The initial IL-10 and IL-1ra responses were identical in patients with or without MOF. The anti-inflammatory cytokine levels remained elevated in the MOF patients, whereas in patients without MOF the levels declined. The IL-6/IL-10 ratio was significantly higher in the MOF patients on days 1 and 3 compared with patients without MOF. CONCLUSIONS: We could not demonstrate overproduction of anti-inflammatory IL-10 in MOF patients. On the contrary, the high IL-6/IL-10 ratio indicates that IL-10 deficiency may contribute to the development of MOF in severe sepsis.
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