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Maternal serum interleukin-10, interleukin-2 and interleukin-6 in pre-eclampsia and eclampsia
Bunyamin Borekci1, Hulya Aksoy, Ragip Atakan Al
1Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, Ataturk University School of Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey. borekcib@gmail.com
Problem:
The aim of the study was to investigate and compare the concentrations of interleukin (IL)-2, IL-6, and IL-10 in serum of women with mild pre-eclampsia, severe pre-eclampsia, eclampsia, and normotensive pregnancy.
Method Of Study:
A total of 69 consecutive cases, 38 mild pre-eclampsia, 20 severe pre-eclampsia, 11 eclampsia, and 20 normotensive controls were included in this study. Serum IL-2, IL-6, and IL-10 levels were determined using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay method.
Results:
Gestational age (P = 0.210) and body mass index (P = 0.214) between the groups were similar. The mean concentration of serum IL-2 and IL-6 were not different between the groups (P = 0.261, P = 0.141 respectively). The median concentrations of serum IL-10 in patients with mild and severe pre-eclampsia were similar (P < 0.282) and was significantly lower than those of controls (P < 0.001) and patients with eclampsia (P < 0.001). In patients with eclampsia, the median concentration of IL-10 was significantly higher than that of all other groups (P < 0.001 for each comparison).
Conclusion:
Pre-eclampsia is associated with a deficiency serum IL-10. High serum IL-10 is correlated with the presence of eclampsia.