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Plasma cytokines in graft vs host disease and complications following bone marrow transplantation
A N Abdallah1, J M Boiron, Y Attia
1Département de Biochimie Médicale et Biologie Moléculaire, Université de Bordeaux 2, France.
A cohort of 201 autologous or allogeneic bone marrow transplanted (BMT) patients were included for studying the evolution of circulating tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin 6 (IL-6) by means of repeated plasma determinations. IL-6 levels were high during major transplant-related complications (TRC) or severe graft vs host disease (GVHD). High levels of TNF-alpha seemed to be associated with chronic GVHD but not with acute GVHD or TRC.
A cohort of 201 autologous or allogeneic bone marrow transplanted (BMT) patients were included for studying the evolution of circulating tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) and interleukin 6 (IL-6) by means of repeated plasma determinations. IL-6 levels were high during major transplant-related complications (TRC) or severe graft vs host disease (GVHD). High levels of TNF-alpha seemed to be associated with chronic GVHD but not with acute GVHD or TRC.