In conclusion, these results suggest that active HCMV infection in the intestine is very frequent in patients with IBD, and may contribute to the inflammatory process through an increased production of IL-6.
Although further investigation is required to clarify the association between IL-6 level and CMV infection in more patients, IL-6 might be a useful biomarker of persistent CMV infection after allogeneic HSCT.
In in vitro study, HCMV infection induced the expression of interleukin 6 and tumor necrosis factor-α in human glioblastoma U87 MG (U87) cells and human umbilical vein endothelial cells (HUVECs).
In conclusion, the analyzed IL1A -889 C>T, IL1B +3954 C>T, and IL6 -174 G>C polymorphisms may be associated with the occurrence and development of HCMV infection among studied patients.
To investigate whether murine CMV (MCMV) infection causes alterations in placental IL-6/10 and TLR2/4 levels, we analyzed the dynamic changes in gene expression of TLR2/4 and IL-6/10 in placentas following acute MCMV infection.