Effect of ganciclovir on cytokine levels in infants with cytomegalovirus hepatitis / 第三军医大学学报

ABSTRACT

Objective To investigate the changes of serum cytokines IL-2,IL-8,IL-10 and IFN-? in infants with cytomegalovirus hepatitis before and after ganciclovir treatment,and explore the underlying mechanisms of ganciclovir and the immunological changes in the development and progression of cytomegalovirus(CMV) infection.Methods CMV-IgM in the serum samples of 72 infants with identified cytomegalovirus infection were measured by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay(ELISA).CMV DNA in blood was measured by quantitative PCR.CMV-IgM(+) and CMV DNA(+) were as observed group 1(35 cases,without hepatitis).Those with abnormality of ALT were regarded as observed group 2(37 cases,with hepatitis).Another 30 matched healthy infants were enrolled as healthy control group.Levels of serum IL-2,IL-10,IL-8 and IFN-? of each group were examined by ELISA,and CMV masculine hepatitis group were cured with ganciclovir(5mg/kg,i.v.,twice per day for 14 d,and then once per day for 14 d after a 7 days'interval),then the levels of above factors were examined again.Results The levels of IL-8 and IL-10 in observed group 1 were significantly higher than those in healthy control group(t=3.74,9.56;P0.05).After ganciclovir treatment,the level of IL-2 in observed group 2 was significantly higher than that in observed group 1(t=3.41,P0.05).The levels of IL-8,IL-10 and IFN-? were decreased significantly(t=6.52,7.24,14.23;P