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Published on: July 1, 2018
[The role of cytokines in bacterial meningitis]
M Bociaga-Jasik1, A Garlicki, A Kalinowska-Nowak
1Katedra i Klinika Chorób Zakaźnych Collegium Medicum, Uniwersytetu Jagiellońskiego, Kraków.
Abstract:
Bacterial meningitis is the serious infection of the central nervous system (CNS), and stimulated by bacteria inflammatory host response has crucial role in its pathogenesis. The most important elements of this response are cytokines, especially tumor necrosis factor (TNF-alpha), interleukin-1 beta (IL-1 beta), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-8 (IL-8), and interleukin-10 (IL-10), which have antiinflammatory activity. Production of cytokines in the CNS triggers a cascade of inflammatory mediators. Better understanding of mechanisms which take place during the course of the bacterial meningitis can be useful in differential diagnosis, prognosis and treatment of this disease. Investigations on the role of cytokines in the bacterial meningitis, have great therapeutic implications, and can result in introduction to the treatment antiinflammatory drugs, which can help to reduce mortality rate and number of complications.
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