[The cytokine profile in patients with bacterial quinsy].

The state of the proinflammatory cytokines tumor necrosis factor-alpha, interleukin (IL)-1 beta, and IL-6, and the anti-inflammatory cytokine IL-10 was studied in patients with bacterial quinsy over time. There were significant and heterodirectional changes in the plasma level of proinflammatory and anti-inflammatory cytokines with the normalization of their content in the period of late convalescence. The regular shifts of proinflammatory cytokines in patients with quinsy depended on the period and clinical forms of the disease, its severity, complications, comorbidity, and the plenitude of recovery. The paper discusses a role and implication of cytokines.