ArticlePediatric surgery international2023
The role of IL-6, thiol-disulfide homeostasis, and inflammatory biomarkers in the prediction of acute appendicitis in children: a controlled study.
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- The value of interleukin-6 in predicting acute appendicitis in children and distinguishing complicated appendicitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Frontiers in immunology · 2026Pooled it
- Utility of thiol/disulphide homeostasis as a biomarker for acute appendicitis: a systematic review and meta-analysis.Pediatric surgery international · 2024Pooled it
- Development and validation of a diagnostic nomogram based on peripheral blood composite inflammatory markers for complicated acute appendicitis: a retrospective study.Frontiers in surgery · 2026Article
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Abstract
purposeThis study aimed to examine the diagnostic value of IL-6, thiol-disulfide homeostasis, complete blood count and inflammatory biomarkers in the prediction of acute appendicitis in children.
methodsThe study was designed as a prospective and controlled study in children-the study was conducted at a tertiary referential university hospital between May 2020 and April 2021. Patients were divided between study groups and one control group (CG): 1: confirmed acute appendicitis group (AAP); 2: perforated appendicitis group (PAP); and 3: non-specified abdominal pain (NAP). The age and gender of the patients were determined. The following listed laboratory parameters were compared between groups: TOS: total oxidative status, TAS: total antioxidant status, OSI: oxidative stress index, TT: total thiol, NT (µmol/L): native thiol, DIS: disulfide, IL-6: interleukin 6, TNF-a: tumor necrosis factor-alpha, WBC: white blood cell, NEU: neutrophil, NEU%: neutrophil percentage, LY: lymphocyte, LY%: lymphocyte percentage, PLT: platelet, MPV: mean platelet volume NLR: neutrophil lymphocyte ratio, CRP: C-reactive protein, LCR: lymphocyte CRP ratio, and serum lactate.
resultsThe TOS level of the PAP group was found to be significantly higher than that in the AAP, NAP and control groups (p = 0.006, < 0.001 and p < 0.001). TAS, TT, and NT levels in the PAP group were significantly lower than those in the AAP, NAP and control groups. OSI was significantly higher in the PAP group than in the other groups. The TT and NT levels of the NAP group were both similar to those of the control group. Serum DIS level was similar between the AAP and PAP groups, AAP and NAP groups, and NAP and control groups. Serum IL-6 and TNF-α levels were found to be significantly higher in the PAP group compared to those in all groups. The WBC, NEU, and NEU% values were found to be significantly higher in the PAP group than those in the NAP and control groups, while LY and LY% values were found to be significantly lower. PAP and AAP groups were found to be similar in terms of WBC, NEU, LYM, NEU%, and LYM% values. PLT and MPV values and serum lactate values did not show a significant difference between the groups. NLR was similar in the AAP and PAP groups. A significant increase in CRP versus a decrease in LCR was detected in the PAP group compared to that in the AAP group. Multivariate analysis demonstrated that only IL-6 has significant estimated accuracy rates as 80% for the control group, 78.8% for AAP, 96.9% for PAP, and 81.6% for NAP.
conclusionRather than AAP, PAP caused significantly higher oxidative stress (increased TOS and OSI), and lower antioxidation capacity (decreased TT and NT). IL-6 levels can provide a significant stratification. Nevertheless, simply detecting WBC or CRP is not enough to distinguish the specific pathology in acute appendicitis and related conditions.
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