DIAGNOSTIC SIGNIFICANCE OF IL-8 AND IL-12 IN VARIOUS FORMS OF INTERSTITIAL LUNG DISEASE

Abstract

In patients with ILD, there is a multidirectional change in the production of cytokines, depending on the stage of the disease. The acute period of the disease is accompanied by a marked increase in the cytokine IL-8, and a subacute period of the change in the cytokine IL-12.