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| Year : 2014 | Volume
: 60
| Issue : 2 | Page : 141-144 |
IL-21 and other serum proinflammatory cytokine levels in patients with multiple myeloma at diagnosis
O Mehtap1, EB Atesoglu1, P Tarkun1, A Hacihanefioglu1, I Dolasik1, MM Musul2
1 Department of Haematology, Kocaeli University Medical Faculty, Kocaeli, Turkey
2 Department of Biochemistry, Kocaeli University Medical Faculty, Kocaeli, Turkey
Correspondence Address:
Dr. O Mehtap
Department of Haematology, Kocaeli University Medical Faculty, Kocaeli
Turkey
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DOI: 10.4103/0022-3859.132319
Background: IL-6, IL1-β, TNF-α and IL-21 have been identified in the growth, progression and dissemination of multiple myeloma. To dte, there is no published data about serum levels of IL-21 in patients with multiple myeloma. In the present study we have investigated circulating levels of cytokines, such as IL-6, IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-21 and the association of these levels with the disease stage in newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients. Materials and Methods: Twenty healthy controls and 44 newly diagnosed multiple myeloma patients were evaluated. Patients were classified according to Durie-Salmon criteria, international staging system (ISS) and bone disease. Quantification of cytokine levels in serum were performed by using ELISA. Results: The levels of cytokines in patients' serum are found elevated than healthy controls. However, only the serum levels of IL-1β and TNF-α were found statistically significant. TNF-α levels of patients with ISS stage 3 were significantly higher than patients with ISS stage 1 and 2 (P 0.000). IL-1β was significantly elevated in advanced stage patients (stage II-III) (P 0.040). There was no correlation between IL-1β, TNF-α, IL-21 levels and bone lesions. IL-6 levels were significantly elevated who have at least three visible lytic bone lesions and/or bone fracture in comparison to patients who have one or two visible or no visible lytic bone lesions (P 0.048). Conclusion: It appears that there is no association of serum IL-21 level with multiple myeloma in contrast to the other cytokines such as IL-6, IL-1β, TNF-α.
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