Institute of Biochemistry, Molecular Biology and Biotechnology, University of Colombo, Colombo, Sri Lanka
Department of Immunology, Medical Research Institute, Colombo, Sri Lanka.
Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2018 Apr 26;62(5). doi: 10.1128/AAC.02312-17. Print 2018 May.
The aim of this study was to assess the inflammatory cytokine response and possible association with antimicrobial treatment with penicillin, ceftriaxone, and doxycycline in acute leptospirosis. In the early acute stage, interleukin-10 (IL-10) levels were higher in mild cases than in severe cases ( = 0.01). IL-6 and IL-8 levels were low in patients who received >5 antimicrobial doses ( < 0.01). IL-8 levels were negatively correlated with the number of ceftriaxone doses administered ( = -0.315; = 0.031). Further studies are needed to evaluate the possible downregulation of proinflammatory cytokines by ceftriaxone in leptospirosis.
本研究旨在评估急性钩端螺旋体病中炎症细胞因子的反应以及与青霉素、头孢曲松和强力霉素抗菌治疗的可能关联。在早期急性阶段,轻症患者的白细胞介素-10(IL-10)水平高于重症患者( = 0.01)。接受 >5 剂抗菌药物治疗的患者的白细胞介素-6(IL-6)和白细胞介素-8(IL-8)水平较低(<0.01)。IL-8 水平与头孢曲松给药次数呈负相关( = -0.315; = 0.031)。需要进一步的研究来评估头孢曲松在钩端螺旋体病中可能下调促炎细胞因子的作用。