Author(s)

Peixue Chang¹, Min Guo²

¹Department of Endocrinology, The Fourth People’s Hospital of Haikou, Haikou, China.
²Department of Psychology, Hainan General Hospital, Haikou, China.

Objective: The objective is to investigate the correlation between post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and serum cytokines in Hainan. Methods: The serum levels of IL-2, IL-4, IL-6 and IL-8 were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) in 60 post-traumatic stress disorder patients and 60 healthy controls in Hainan. Results: The se-rum levels of IL-2 (t = 15.981, P = 0.000), IL-6 (t = 20.984, P = 0.000) and IL-8 (t = 6.906, P = 0.000) in PTSD group were significantly higher than those in control group. There was no significant difference in serum IL-4 content be-tween the two groups (t = 1.109), P = 0.259). Conclusion: POST-traumatic stress disorder is closely related to the changes of serum cyto-kines, and IL-2, IL-6 and IL-8 may play an important role in the pathogenesis of PTSD.

Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder, Cytokines, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8

Chang, P. and Guo, M. (2021) Correlation of Serum Cytokines in Patients with Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder. Journal of Behavioral and Brain Science, 11, 281-285. doi: 10.4236/jbbs.2021.1112023.