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Original Article
Serum levels of interleukin-6 and interleukin-8 as diagnostic markers of acute pyelonephritis in children
Abolfazl Mahyar, Parviz Ayazi, Mohammad Reza Maleki, Mohammad Mahdi Daneshi-Kohan, Hamid Reza Sarokhani, Hassan Jahani Hashemi, Mousa Talebi-Bakhshayesh
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2013;56(5):218-223.   Published online May 28, 2013
Purpose

Early diagnosis and treatment of acute pyelonephritis in children is of special importance in order to prevent serious complications. This study was conducted to determine the diagnostic value of serum interleukin (IL)-6 and IL-8 in children with acute pyelonephritis.

Methods

Eighty-seven patients between 1 month to 12 years old with urinary tract infection (UTI) were divided into 2 groups based on the...

Cytokines in Neonatal Sepsis
Hye Jin Park, So Yeon Kim, Jun Hwa Lee, Eun Jin Choi, Jin Kyung Kim, Sang Gyung Kim, Hai Lee Chung, Woo Taek Kim
Clin Exp Pediatr. 2004;47(5):515-520.   Published online May 15, 2004
Purpose : Maternal premature rupture of membrane(PROM) over 24 hours is a risk factor in neonatal sepsis and a main cause of administration to neonatal intensive care unit. Levels of proinflammatory cytokines were studied to diagnose and treat early in newborn infants with sepsis and with a history of maternal PROM. Methods : Interleukin-1β(IL-1β), Interleukin-6(IL-6), Interleukin-8(IL-8), and tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α) were...
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