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Cytokine Production and Human Cytomegalovirus Load in Allogeneic Hematopoietic Stem Cell Transplantation Outcome TA Silva JF Correia-Silva RG Resende MHNG Abreu AL Teixeira H Bittencourt RS Gomez<p><strong>Objective: </strong>To investigate the impact of cytokine levels (IL-1β, IL-6, IL-10, IFN-γ and TNF-α) and Human cytomegalovirus (HCMV) load in the saliva and blood on the survival of&nbsp; llogeneic hematopoietic stem cell transplantation (allo-HSCT) recipients.</p><p><strong></strong><strong>Study Design:</strong> Samples were obtained from 63 patients 7 days before and 21 days after allo-HSCT. Cytokine levels were assessed by ELISA, and HCMV load was determined by real- me PCR.</p><p><strong>Results: </strong>The increase of IL-6 in the saliva and the reduction of IFN-γ in the blood before allo-HSCT were associated with increased risk of death. Moreover, the increase of IL-6 in the blood and of HCMV in the saliva after allo-HSCT were also associated with increased risk of death.</p><p><strong>Conclusions:</strong> Cytokine levels and HCMV load were associated with the increased risk of death. The findings suggest a potential function of these biomarkers in the determination of allo-HSCT survival.</p> International Journal of Immunotherapy and Cancer Research - Peertechz Publications 2016-06-17 Research Article https://doi.org/10.17352/2455-8591.000008 en Copyright © TA Silva et al.