BACKGROUND: T-helper (Th) 2 cytokines are thought to mediate most of the allergic inflammatory responses associated with atopic asthma. But the Th1-related chemokine, interferon-inducible protein 10 (IP-10)/CXCL10, was the predominant chemokine measured during human allergic pulmonary late-phase reaction. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the role of Th1- and Th2- related chemokines in the pathogenesis of asthma exacerbation. METHODS: Plasma levels of the Th2-related C-C chemokine I-309 (CCL1), the Th1-related CXC chemokines IP-10, and the monokine induced by interferon-gamma (Mig)/CXCL9 were measured in patients with stable asthma. RESULTS: These results were compared to the results measured prior to, and after corticosteroid treatment, in patients who experienced asthma exacerbations. A significant increase in the plasma levels of IP-10 and Mig, but not I-309, were found in patients with an acute exacerbation in contrast to patients with stable asthma. Plasma levels of IP-10 and Mig were significantly higher in patients during an acute asthma exacerbation than during a subsequent convalescent period. CONCLUSIONS: The Th1-related CXC chemokines IP-10 and Mig may be useful inflammatory markers of asthma exacerbation in children.
BACKGROUND: T-helper (Th) 2 cytokines are thought to mediate most of the allergic inflammatory responses associated with atopic asthma. But the Th1-related chemokine, interferon-inducible protein 10 (IP-10)/CXCL10, was the predominant chemokine measured during humanallergic pulmonary late-phase reaction. The aim of the present study was to evaluate the role of Th1- and Th2- related chemokines in the pathogenesis of asthma exacerbation. METHODS: Plasma levels of the Th2-related C-C chemokine I-309 (CCL1), the Th1-related CXC chemokines IP-10, and the monokine induced by interferon-gamma (Mig)/CXCL9 were measured in patients with stable asthma. RESULTS: These results were compared to the results measured prior to, and after corticosteroid treatment, in patients who experienced asthma exacerbations. A significant increase in the plasma levels of IP-10 and Mig, but not I-309, were found in patients with an acute exacerbation in contrast to patients with stable asthma. Plasma levels of IP-10 and Mig were significantly higher in patients during an acute asthma exacerbation than during a subsequent convalescent period. CONCLUSIONS: The Th1-related CXC chemokines IP-10 and Mig may be useful inflammatory markers of asthma exacerbation in children.
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