interleukin-8 and Urethral-Diseases

Penile urethral swabs collected from PCR-confirmed Chlamydia trachomatis-infected, C. trachomatis-uninfected, and non-C. trachomatis-infected, nongonococcal urethritis-infected males were analyzed for cytokine, total immunoglobulin (Ig), and specific antibody levels by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay. Differential cellular components of the swab transport medium were also enumerated for the same groups. Although low, the levels of C. trachomatis-specific IgA and IgG antibodies and interleukin 8 cytokine were significantly higher in C. trachomatis-infected individuals. There were no significant differences in the levels of seven additional cytokines evaluated.

Topics: Adolescent; Adult; Antibodies, Bacterial; Chlamydia Infections; Chlamydia trachomatis; Cytokines; Humans; Immunoglobulin A; Immunoglobulins; Interleukin-8; Lymphocyte Count; Male; Middle Aged; Proteinase Inhibitory Proteins, Secretory; Proteins; Th1 Cells; Th2 Cells; Urethra; Urethral Diseases