| Literature DB >> 8957964 |
F A Riordan1, O Marzouk, A P Thomson, J A Sills, C A Hart.
Abstract
Interleukin-10 (IL-10), an anti-inflammatory cytokine, was measured in 131 children with meningococcal disease. IL-10 concentrations were significantly higher in children who died and correlated positively with proinflammatory cytokines. Children who die from meningococcal disease have high IL-10 concentrations, which do not suppress proinflammatory cytokines.Entities:
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Year: 1996 PMID: 8957964 PMCID: PMC1511765 DOI: 10.1136/adc.75.5.453
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Arch Dis Child ISSN: 0003-9888 Impact factor: 3.791