Suppression of elevations in serum C reactive protein levels by anti-IL-6 autoantibodies in two patients with severe bacterial infections

Ann Rheum Dis. 2013 Jun;72(6):1100-2. doi: 10.1136/annrheumdis-2012-202768. Epub 2013 Jan 24.
No abstract available

Keywords: Autoantibodies; Cytokines; Infections.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Letter
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Autoantibodies / immunology*
  • C-Reactive Protein / metabolism*
  • Empyema, Pleural / immunology
  • Escherichia coli Infections / immunology*
  • Female
  • Humans
  • Immunocompromised Host*
  • Immunoglobulin G / immunology
  • Interleukin-6 / immunology*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Staphylococcal Skin Infections / immunology*
  • Streptococcal Infections / immunology*

Substances

  • Autoantibodies
  • IL6 protein, human
  • Immunoglobulin G
  • Interleukin-6
  • C-Reactive Protein