• Niger J Clin Pract · Oct 2023

    Evaluating interleukin-16 expression in patients with grade-3 and grade-4 glial cell tumors and healthy individuals.

    • F Karaca, S Keskin, S Menteş, Z Boğa, G Çavuş, and F Köksal.
    • Department of Radiation Oncology, Adana City Training and Research Hospital, Adana, Turkey.
    • Niger J Clin Pract. 2023 Oct 1; 26 (10): 145614621456-1462.

    BackgroundThis study evaluated the change in IL-16 levels in patients with high-grade glial tumors undergoing radiotherapy (RT) and healthy individuals (control group).Materials And MethodsSerum IL-16 levels of 35 high-grade glioma patients receiving radiotherapy (RT) and 30 healthy individuals were compared. We compared the IL-16 levels before (RT0) and after the (RT1) and IL-16 levels were measured and the relationship of this change with other characteristics such as age, gender, weight, height, and blood test results.ResultsThe RT0-IL-16 level was approximately 15 pg/ml higher than the RT1 measurement in the patient group. The mean RT0-IL-16 levels in the patient group were approximately 10 pg/ml higher than the mean IL-16 levels in the control group. Likewise, at the RT1 time-point, the mean IL-16 levels for the patient group were approximately 5 pg/ml lower than the mean IL-16 for the control group. The mean RT0-RT1-IL-16 value tended to be higher in female patients than in male patients.ConclusionThe application of RT reduces the overall IL-16 levels, suggesting the efficacy of RT, as well as the role of IL-16 in tumorigenesis.

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