Blood plasma levels of Interleukin 6 (IL-6), Interleukin 8, monocyte chemotactic protein-1 and Interferon-gamma were significantly increased in swine H2N3 compared to human H2N2 infected animals supporting the previously published notion of increased IL-6 levels being a potential marker for severe influenza infections.
The chemoattractant activity of IL-8 in similar concentrations to vertebrates was proven in Tetrahymena pyriformis, which suggests a phylogenetically well-conserved structure and function for this chemokine.
Interleukin 3 | Interleukin 6 | Interleukin 5 | Interleukin 18 | Interleukin 17 | Interleukin 4 | Interleukin 15 | Interleukin 8 | Interleukin 32 | Interleukin 24 | Interleukin 2 | Interleukin 12 | interleukin 6 (IL-6) | Interleukin-3 receptor | Interleukin 22 | Interleukin 13 | Interleukin 12 receptor, beta 2 subunit | Interleukin 10 |
PCT has the greatest sensitivity (85%) and specificity (91%) for differentiating patients with systemic inflammatory response syndrome (SIRS) from those with sepsis, when compared with IL-2, IL-6, IL-8, CRP and TNF-alpha.