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INFECTION AND IMMUNITY
卷 68, 期 4, 页码 1942-1945出版社
AMER SOC MICROBIOLOGY
DOI: 10.1128/IAI.68.4.1942-1945.2000
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The relationship between fluctuating cytokine concentrations in plasma and the outcome of sepsis is complex. We postulated that early measurement of the activation of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-kappa B), a transcriptional regulatory protein involved in proinflammatory cytokine expression, may help to predict the outcome of sepsis. We determined NF-kappa B activation in peripheral blood mononuclear cells of 34 patients with severe sepsis (23 survivors and 11 nonsurvivors) and serial concentrations of inflammatory cytokines (interleukin-6, interleukin-1, and tumor necrosis factor) and various endogenous antagonists in plasma. NF-kappa B activity was significantly higher in nonsurvivors and correlated strongly with the severity of illness (APACHE II score), although neither was related to the cytokine levels, Apart from NF-kappa B activity, the interleukin-1 receptor antagonist was the only cytokine tested whose level in plasma was of value in predicting mortality bs logistic regression analysis. These results underscore the prognostic value of early measurement of NF-kappa B activity in patients with severe sepsis.
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