Fetal and early neonatal interleukin-6 response. Issue 1 (November 2015)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Chiesa, Claudio; Pacifico, Lucia; Natale, Fabio; Hofer, Nora; Osborn, John F.; Resch, Bernhard
• Is Part Of: Cytokine. Volume 76:Issue 1(2015)
• Page Start: 1
• Page End: 12
• Publication Date: 2015-11
• Subjects: Cytokines -- Periodicals; 571.844
• DOI: 10.1016/j.cyto.2015.03.015
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 1043-4666

Abstract

<abstract xml:lang="en" abstract-type="author-highlights" id="ab005"> <title id="st085">Highlights</title> <sec> <p id="sp0005"> <list id="l0005"> <list-item id="o0005"> <label></label> <p id="p0215">Fetal blood IL-6 may identify neonates at risk for adverse neonatal outcome.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0010"> <label></label> <p id="p0220">We review IL-6 reference intervals and dynamics during the early postnatal period.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0015"> <label></label> <p id="p0225">Stress, systemic injury and infection may affect IL-6 response in the early life.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0020"> <label></label> <p id="p0230">According to STARD, accuracy of IL-6 diagnostic studies for neonatal sepsis was sub-optimal.</p> </list-item> <list-item id="o0025"> <label></label> <p id="p0235">White matter injury may arise from postnatal infections through inflammatory IL-6 response.</p> </list-item> </list> </p> </sec> </abstract>