Cytokine profile after oral food challenge in infants with food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome

M Kimura, Y Ito, M Shimomura, H Morishita… - Allergology …, 2017 - jstage.jst.go.jp
M Kimura, Y Ito, M Shimomura, H Morishita, T Meguro, Y Adachi, S Seto
Allergology International, 2017jstage.jst.go.jp
Background: Although food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) is supposed to
be caused by inflammation, the role of cytokines has not yet been clarified. Methods: To
elucidate the role of cytokines in the development of symptoms and abnormal laboratory
findings at an oral food challenge (OFC), changes in serum cytokine levels were analyzed
for 6 OFCs in 4 patients with FPIES. The result of OFC was judged positive if any
gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms (vomiting, diarrhea, or bloody stool) were induced. Results …
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Background: Although food protein-induced enterocolitis syndrome (FPIES) is supposed to be caused by inflammation, the role of cytokines has not yet been clarified.
Methods: To elucidate the role of cytokines in the development of symptoms and abnormal laboratory findings at an oral food challenge (OFC), changes in serum cytokine levels were analyzed for 6 OFCs in 4 patients with FPIES. The result of OFC was judged positive if any gastrointestinal (GI) symptoms (vomiting, diarrhea, or bloody stool) were induced.
Results: Among 11 cytokines profiled, serum levels of interleukin (IL)-2, IL-5, and IL-8 were clearly increased in all 4 positive OFCs in which elevations of the serum level of C-reactive protein (CRP) and peripheral blood neutrophilia were also seen. The level of serum IL-10 also rose in 2 positive OFCs. Remarkable increases in the serum level of interferon-gamma (IFN-γ), tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), IL-6, and IL-12 were observed in a positive OFC where the serum level of CRP rose markedly (6.75 mg/dL). The serum levels of IL-5 were also elevated in 2 negative OFCs. No apparent specific correlations were found between cytokines and GI symptoms.
Conclusions: These results suggest that IL-2 and IL-8 are involved in the antigen-specific immune responses in most patients with FPIES. Further studies are needed to elucidate the significance of these cytokine in the pathogenesis of FPIES.
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