Indices of immune activation after bronchial carcinoma surgery.

The aim of the study was to examine the levels of IL-2 and soluble receptor sIL-2R involved in the activation of TH1 lymphocytes, C-reactive protein (CRP) and serum amyloid A (SAA), whose synthesis is induced by IL-6 and IL-1, in the patients with bronchial carcinoma subjected to surgical procedures. The studies involved 35 patients operated on for bronchial carcinoma and 17 patients requiring thoracic surgery due to other reasons. The immune parameters were determined preoperatively and three, seven, 10 days after the operation.