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R F Kornelisse1, J A Hazelzet, H F Savelkoul
1Department of Pediatrics, Sophia Children's Hospital, University Hospital, Rotterdam, Netherlands.
Abstract:
Proinflammatory cytokines (tumor necrosis factor [TNF]-alpha and interleukin [IL]-6 and -8), counterinflammatory compounds (IL-10 and soluble TNF receptors p55 and p75 [sTNFR-55 and -75]), and hemostatic parameters were determined in 38 patients with meningococcal septic shock. Eleven patients (29%) died. Serum levels of pro- and counterinflammatory compounds and plasma levels of plasminogen activator inhibitor (PAI)-1 were significantly higher in nonsurvivors. The interval between appearance of petechiae and blood sampling was shorter in nonsurvivors than in survivors (3.6 +/- 2.4 vs. 6.1 +/- 3.3 h; P = 0.4). This interval correlated strongly with the levels of TNF-alpha, IL-6, -8, and -10, sTNFR-55 and -75, and PAI-1. However, with the exception of PAI-1, differences between concentrations of these mediators disappeared after adjustment for the interval. PAI-1 levels correlated with TNF-alpha concentrations (r = .75; P < .001) and were 1.9 (P = .01) times higher in nonsurvivors at a similar TNF-alpha concentration. Thus, an increased PAI-1 response to TNF-alpha may be associated with fatality, probably because of polymorphism of the PAI-1 gene.
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