Significant Role of Interleukin-8 in Pathogenesis of Pulmonary Disease Due to Mycoplasma pneumoniaeInfection

Abstract

ABSTRACT We found elevated levels of interleukin-8 in pleural fluid samples from patients with pleural effusion and with a sustained fibrotic change of the lung due to Mycoplasma pneumoniaeinfection. This result suggests a critical role of interleukin-8 in the pathogenesis of a certain type of pulmonary disease caused by M. pneumoniae.