학술논문
IL-6-induced anaemia in rats: possible pathogenetic implications for anaemia observed in chronic inflammations.
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Article
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Subject
*ANEMIA
*CHRONIC diseases
*RHEUMATOID arthritis
*INFLAMMATION
*CYTOKINES
*TUMOR necrosis factors
*ERYTHROCYTES
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ISSN
0009-9104
Abstract
Anaemia of chronic disease (ACD) is frequently found in rheumatoid arthritis (RA). In the pathogenesis of ACD both cytokines, such as tumour necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), IL-1 and IL-6 as well as a relative deficiency of erythropoietin (EPO), are thought to play a key role. In the present study the role of IL-6 in the pathogenesis of this anaemia was investigated. IL-6 was administered intraperitoneally to rats for 14 sequential days. It appeared that IL-6 was able to induce anaemia. No evidence for suppression of bone marrow erythropoiesis or enhanced sequestration of erythrocytes in the liver was found. However, decreased plasma and bone marrow iron contents were observed in anaemic rats. Blood loss in intestinal tissue was demonstrated using erythrocyte labelling with 99mtechnetium. Histologically this was associated with inflammatory cell infiltration, oedema and bleeding in the intestinal wall. In conclusion, IL-6 induced anaemia in rats. This anaemia was caused by intestinal blood loss. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]