Cytokine concentrations (pg/ml) in serum and cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) in four cases of B19 meningoencephalitis
| Case No | Sex | Age (gestation) | Sample | Sample taken (days post onset) | IL-1β | IL-5 | IL-13 | IL-6 | TNFα | IFNγ | GM-CSF | MCP-1 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| d, days; F, female; GM-CSF, granulocyte-macrophage colony stimulating factor; IFNγ; γ interferon; IL, interleukin; m, months; M, male; MCP-1, macrophage chemoattractant protein-1; TNFα, tumour necrosis factor α; wk, weeks; y, years; −, not detectable. | ||||||||||||
| 1 | M | 2 m | CSF | 3 | − | − | − | 26.12 | 14.82 | 9.61 | 292.51 | 325.93 |
| Serum | 15 | − | − | − | 79.86 | 69.36 | 27.46 | 52.10 | 43.40 | |||
| 2 | M | 2 m | Serum | 8 | − | − | − | 129.24 | 30.78 | 53.28 | 193.67 | 279.91 |
| Serum | 15 | − | − | − | − | 32.87 | 17.09 | 133.96 | 112.07 | |||
| 7 | M | 9 y | Serum | 13 | − | − | − | 3127.87 | 58.06 | 13.24 | 181.16 | 74.40 |
| 11 | F | 1 d (23 wk) | Serum | 2 | − | − | − | 267.89 | 97.96 | 117.14 | 443.34 | 90.88 |