[Immunological aspects of postoperative analgesia after abdominal hysterectomy].

Background: Prostaglandins modulate cytokine release though increases in cAMP, regulating interleukin-6 and interleukin-10. Ketoprofen inhibits cyclo-oxygenase activity and hence prostaglandin production.

Aim: We hypothesized that ketoprofen would affect release of IL-6 and IL-10 and modulate the immune response.