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. 2002 Oct;46(10):3327-30.
doi: 10.1128/AAC.46.10.3327-3330.2002.

Inhibition of secretion of interleukin-1alpha and tumor necrosis factor alpha by the ketolide antibiotic telithromycin

Fausto G Araujo  1 , Teri L Slifer, Jack S Remington
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Inhibition of secretion of interleukin-1alpha and tumor necrosis factor alpha by the ketolide antibiotic telithromycin

Fausto G Araujo et al. Antimicrob Agents Chemother. 2002 Oct.

Abstract

The antibiotic telithromycin was examined for its effect on secretion of interleukin-1alpha (IL-1alpha), IL-1beta, IL-6, IL-10, and tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-alpha) by lipopolysaccharide (LPS)-stimulated monocytes of eight human donors. Secretion of each cytokine was significantly increased by LPS alone, whereas treatment with telithromycin significantly inhibited secretion of IL-1alpha and TNF-alpha but not secretion of IL-1beta, IL-6, and IL-10. Telithromycin had immunomodulatory effects as a result of alteration of secretion of IL-1alpha and TNF-alpha by monocytes.

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