Inflammatory reaction in patients with acquired bronchiectasis based on the interleukin 1α and interleukin 10 levels measured using the ELISA method

The main objective of this study was to determine the relationship between the pro- and anti-inflammatory response based on the interleukin 1α and interleukin 10 levels in the serum of patients with acquired bronchiectasis and healthy controls. This study was conducted on 77 subjects, divided into two lots: one lot comprising 57 patients with the aforementioned bronchiectasis and the second one comprising 20 healthy control subjects. The enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay method was used to perform the spectrophotometry test for the serum to detect and measure interleukin 1α and interleukin 10 levels. The results were significant from a statistical point on view but only in terms of the mean value of interleukin 10 that was much higher in the anti-inflammatory cytokine. Therefore, we can assume that there is a systemic anti-inflammatory reaction to the inflammation caused by bronchiectasis. Interleukin 1α is unspecific, and the values were similar in both groups; therefore, this interleukin should not be researched further in this direction. Future research is open in this field for the analysis of interleukin levels in bronchoalveolar lavage compared to serum levels.