Cytokine profiles in cerebrospinal fluid of patients with meningitis at a tertiary general hospital in China

ConclusionsThe excessive activation of immune response characterized by elevated levels of CSF Th1-, Th2- and Th17-type cytokines has been observed during CNS infection. Furthermore, we observed negative correlations between CSF IL-6 levels and CSF glucose and CSF/blood glucose ratio in CNS infection. And we suggested that combined CSF IL-6 levels with CSF glucose may serve as a novel biomarker pool for the differential of CNS infection.
Source: Journal of Microbiology, Immunology and Infection - Category: Microbiology Source Type: research