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Intracerebral hemorrhage triggers interleukin-6 and interleukin-10 release in blood
Tomasz Dziedzic1, Stanislaw Bartus, Aleksandra Klimkowicz
1Stroke Unit, Department of Neurology, and Second Department of Cardiology, Collegium Medicum, Jagiellonian University, Krakow, Poland. Dziedzic@neuro.cm-uj.krakow.pl
Background And Purpose:
Acute brain insult can cause systemic anti-inflammatory response, including anti-inflammatory cytokine release. The goal of this study was to determine the serum level of interleukin-6, interleukin-10, and interleukin-13 in patients with intracerebral hemorrhage and to correlate cytokine concentrations with stroke severity.
Methods:
Thirty patients with intraparenchymal hemorrhage and 16 control subjects were included. Serum samples were collected on the second day of hemorrhagic stroke. Cytokine level was measured with the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay method.
Results:
Increased serum levels of interleukin-6 and interleukin-10 were detected in stroke patients. Interleukin-6 and interleukin-10 levels were significantly correlated with Glasgow Coma Scale score. In addition, interleukin-6 level correlated with blood volume and mass effect.
Conclusions:
Intracerebral hemorrhage is associated with systemic release of anti-inflammatory cytokines.
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