Interferon Gamma, Interleukin 8 and Interleukin 10 in Serum of Patients with the Cervical Infection and Symptoms of the Imminent Preterm Delivery
2013
Introduction. Preterm delivery (PTD), defined as a delivery between 24th and
37th completed week, increases the risk of neonatal morbidity and
mortality. There is a growing body of evidence that the intrauterine
infection as well as cervicovaginal bacterial infections and Chlamydia
infections are possible causes of preterm delivery. Host response to
cervicovaginal and/or intrauterine infections is coupled with a release of
various inflammatory mediators, many of which are cytokines. Objective. The
aim of the study was to find out if cervical infection influenced the serum
levels of interferon-γ (IFN-γ), interleukin 8 (IL-8) and interleukin 10
(IL-10) in patients with the clinical symptoms of the imminent preterm
delivery. Methods. A total of 128 pregnant women (from 24 to 30 weeks of
gestation) with the clinical symptoms of the imminent preterm delivery were
divided in: study group - 85 patients with the cervical infection, and
control group - 43 patients without the cervical infection. The level of
cytokines in the serum was measured with commercial ELISA tests. Results. No
significant difference could be found in serum levels of IFN-γ (p=0.632),
IL-8 (p=0.712) and IL-10 (p=0.676) between these two investigated groups.
Conclusion. The results of our study suggest that there is no significant
difference in serum IFN-γ, IL-8 and IL-10 concentrations between pregnant
women with the symptoms of the imminent preterm delivery who had and had no
cervical infection.
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