Comparative study of interleukin 1ALFA and interleukin 6 concentrations in serum specimens detected by ELISA.

Interleukin 1 (IL-1) contains two proteins, which are the products of distinct genes, but which recognize the same cell surface receptors. In the liver, IL-1 initiates the acute phase response resulting in an increase in hepatic protein synthesis and decreased albumin production IL-1 also plays an important role in immune functions, having effects on macrophages/monocytes, T lymphocytes, B lymphocytes, NK cells, and LAK cells. Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is a cytokine that regulates immune responses. We analyzed total 160 serum specimens of patients from Clinical Center University of Sarajevo with different inflammatory diseases by ELISA method on interleukins: IL-1alfa and IL-6. Tests that we performed with IL-lalfa and IL-6 by ELISA method confirmed that serum specimens with IL-6 ELISA showed increased values of tested specimens, than the lowest standard and blank. We had average levels of IL-1alfa 3.7 pg/ml which was below the level of the lowest standard. All obtained results were in accordance with the results in IBL protocol for blank and lowest standard values, as well as the average levels of serum specimen values.