ABSTRACT
Objective To investigate the early diagnosis and disease evaluation value in patients with acute pancreatitis by various serum cytokines measurement.Methods Forty-eight acute pancreatitis patients were divided into two groups based on the results of computed tomography (CT) examination:mild acute pancreatitis group (30 cases) and severe acute pancreatitis group (18 cases).The other 30 normal persons were selected as control group.The various serum cytokines were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA).Results The serum concentrations of interleukin(IL)-1,IL-10 and tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α in mild acute pancreatitis group were significantly higher than those in control group [(25.00 ± 1.92) ng/L vs.(10.08 ± 2.65) ng/L,(59.78 ± 4.51) ng/L vs.(1.80 ± 0.66) ng/L,(55.31 ± 8.54) ng/L vs.(18.72 ± 7.84) ng/L,P ＜ 0.05].The serum concentrations of IL-1,IL-6,IL-8,TNF-α and platelet activating factor (PAF) in severe acute pancreatitis group were significantly higher than those in mild acute pancreatitis group [(93.27 ± 3.98) ng/L vs.(25.00 ± 1.92) ng/L,(397.84 ± 13.05) ng/L vs.(34.12 ± 4.96) ng/L,(93.32 ±3.40) ng/Lvs.(13.06± 1.86) ng/L,(181.94 ±7.54) ng/Lvs.(55.31 ±8.54) ng/L,(284.53 ±7.88) ng/L vs.(175.25 ±30.15) ng/L,P＜0.05].Conclusion The various serum cytokines measurement has great importance on the early diagnosis of acute pancreatitis and discrimination between the mild acute pancreatitis and severe acute pancreatitis.