Study on the Clinical Significance of Serum Interleukin-6 Levels in the Patients of Respiratory Infection and Cancer
- VernacularTitle:白细胞介素-6在鉴别呼吸系统肿瘤与感染性疾病中的意义
- Author:
Weimin WANG
;
Yuyin PANG
;
Weitong MA
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Interleukin-6;
Pulmonary carcinoma;
Non-small cell;
Infection
- From:
Journal of Chinese Physician
2002;0(S1):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
Objective To understand the clinical significance and diagnosis value of serum interleukin-6(IL-6) levels in the patients with respiratory infection and non-small cell lung cancer(NSCLC).Methods The serum levels of IL-6 in 61 patients with NSCLC,and 36 patients with respiratory infection and 30 of the healthy was measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA).Results The data showed that mean serum IL-6 levels in patients with NSCLC was higher than in the healthy( P 0 05).Conclusion We consider that increased IL-6 level could be used as one of differential diagnostic marker of NSCLC;Serum IL-6 levels may be a reference of judging each stage of NSCLC and predicting prognosis.
