| Literature DB >> 23990573 |
Ying Chi1, Yefei Zhu, Tian Wen, Lunbiao Cui, Yiyue Ge, Yongjun Jiao, Tao Wu, Aihua Ge, Hong Ji, Ke Xu, Changjun Bao, Zheng Zhu, Xian Qi, Bin Wu, Zhiyang Shi, Fenyang Tang, Zheng Xing, Minghao Zhou.
Abstract
H7N9 avian influenza is an emerging viral disease in China caused by avian influenza A (H7N9) virus. We investigated host cytokine and chemokine profiles in serum samples of H7N9 patients by multiplex-microbead immunoassays. Statistical analysis showed that IP-10, IL-6, IL-17, and IL-2 were increased in H7N9 infected patients. Furthermore, IL-6 and the chemokine IP-10 were significantly higher in severe H7N9 patients compared to nonsevere H7N9 cases. We suggest that proinflammatory cytokine responses, characterized by a combined Th1/Th17 cytokine induction, are partially responsible for the disease progression of patients with H7N9 infection.Entities:
Keywords: H7N9 avian influenza; chemokine; cytokine
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Year: 2013 PMID: 23990573 DOI: 10.1093/infdis/jit440
Source DB: PubMed Journal: J Infect Dis ISSN: 0022-1899 Impact factor: 5.226