TY - JOUR
T1 - Increased cytokine release from peripheral blood cells after acute stroke
AU - Ferrarese, Carlo
AU - Mascarucci, Paolo
AU - Zoia, Chiara
AU - Cavarretta, Rosella
AU - Frigo, Maura
AU - Begni, Barbara
AU - Sarinella, Federica
AU - Frattola, Lodovico
AU - De Simoni, Maria Grazia
PY - 1999
Y1 - 1999
N2 - Cytokines interleukin (IL)-6 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α can play pathogenetic or protective roles in stroke. They are increased in the brain after experimental ischemia and in the CSF of patients with stroke. However, their presence in the periphery is still controversial. To determine the source and time-course of cytokines in blood of stroke patients, IL-6 and TNF-α release from blood cells and serum levels were determined in 40 patients on days 1 through 2, 4, 10, 30, and 90 after stroke. Twenty healthy age-matched volunteers were used as controls. IL-6 and TNF-α release from stimulated blood cells was increased in stroke patients, compared to controls. A peak response (+224%) was observed at day 4 for IL-6, while TNF- α release was largely and significantly increased (about three-fold compared to controls) from day 1 to 2 until day 90 after stroke. The increase in IL-6 release was significantly higher in ischemic, compared to hemorrhagic strokes, at days 1 and 4. Circulating IL-6 was increased at each time point. The ischemic processes in the CNS induces a long-lasting activation of IL-6 and TNF-α production in peripheral blood cells, which are a major source of serum cytokines after stroke.
AB - Cytokines interleukin (IL)-6 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α can play pathogenetic or protective roles in stroke. They are increased in the brain after experimental ischemia and in the CSF of patients with stroke. However, their presence in the periphery is still controversial. To determine the source and time-course of cytokines in blood of stroke patients, IL-6 and TNF-α release from blood cells and serum levels were determined in 40 patients on days 1 through 2, 4, 10, 30, and 90 after stroke. Twenty healthy age-matched volunteers were used as controls. IL-6 and TNF-α release from stimulated blood cells was increased in stroke patients, compared to controls. A peak response (+224%) was observed at day 4 for IL-6, while TNF- α release was largely and significantly increased (about three-fold compared to controls) from day 1 to 2 until day 90 after stroke. The increase in IL-6 release was significantly higher in ischemic, compared to hemorrhagic strokes, at days 1 and 4. Circulating IL-6 was increased at each time point. The ischemic processes in the CNS induces a long-lasting activation of IL-6 and TNF-α production in peripheral blood cells, which are a major source of serum cytokines after stroke.
KW - Blood cells
KW - Brain ischemia
KW - Cytokine
KW - Serum
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M3 - Article
C2 - 10478652
AN - SCOPUS:0033502965
VL - 19
SP - 1004
EP - 1009
JO - Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism
JF - Journal of Cerebral Blood Flow and Metabolism
SN - 0271-678X
IS - 9
ER -