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Interleukin-8 is increased in cerebrospinal fluid of children with severe head injury

Whalen, Michael J., Carlos, Timothy M., Kochanek, Patrick M., Wisniewski, Stephen R., Bell, Michael J., Clark, Robert S.B., DeKosky, Steven T., Marion, Donald W. +1 more·2000·Critical Care Medicine

Abstract

OBJECTIVE: To determine interleukin (IL)-8 concentrations in ventricular cerebrospinal fluid from children with severe traumatic brain injury (TBI). DESIGN: Prospective study. SETTING: University children's hospital. PATIENTS: Twenty-seven children hospitalized with severe TBI (Glasgow Coma Scale score < or =8), seven children with cerebrospinal fluid culture-positive bacterial meningitis, and twenty-four age-equivalent controls. INTERVENTIONS: Placement of an intraventricular catheter and continuous drainage of cerebrospinal fluid. MEASUREMENTS AND MAIN RESULTS: Median [range] cerebrospinal fluid IL-8 concentration in children with TBI (0-12 hrs) (4,452.5 [0-20,000] pg/mL) was markedly greater than that in controls (14.5 [0-250]) (p < .0001) and equivalent to concentrations in children with meningitis (5,300 [1,510-22,000] pg/mL) (p = .33). Cerebrospinal fluid IL-8 remained increased in children with severe TBI for up to 108 hrs after injury. Univariate logistic regression analysis demonstrated an association between cerebrospinal fluid IL-8 and child abuse (p = .07) and mortality (p = .01). Multivariate analysis demonstrated a strong, independent association between cerebrospinal fluid IL-8 and mortality (p = .01). CONCLUSIONS: The data are consistent with an acute inflammatory component of TBI in children and suggest an association between cerebrospinal fluid IL-8 and outcome after TBI. IL-8 may represent a potential target for anti-inflammatory therapy.

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Whalen, M. J., Carlos, T. M., Kochanek, P. M., Wisniewski, S. R., Bell, M. J., Clark, R. S. B., DeKosky, S. T., Marion, D. W., & Adelson, D. P.
Affiliations
University of Pittsburgh (US)
Venue
Critical Care Medicine
Published
2000-04
Volume
28
Issue
4
Pages
929-934
ISSN
0090-3493 (ISSN-L)
OpenAlex
W2030688762
Cited by
175
References
66
Citations by year
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FWCI
7.68
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • Critical Care Medicine (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
Funders
National Institute of Neurological Disorders and Stroke (NS-30318)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Neurology › Traumatic Brain Injury and Neurovascular Disturbances
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Epidemiology › Traumatic Brain Injury Research
  • Life Sciences › Immunology and Microbiology › Immunology › Inflammation biomarkers and pathways
Keywords
interleukin-8, cerebrospinal fluid, severe traumatic brain injury, pediatric head injury, bacterial meningitis, intraventricular catheter, mortality, child abuse, neuroinflammation, anti-inflammatory therapy
MeSH terms
Acute Disease, Adolescent, Child, Child, Preschool, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay, Female, Craniocerebral Trauma, Humans, Infant, Male, Prospective Studies, Time Factors, Biomarkers, Logistic Models, Interleukin-8, Meningitis, Bacterial

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