Abstract
We investigated the interleukin-8 (IL-8) levels and neutrophil numbers in the sputum of 9 elderly patients with lower respiratory tract infections, including Pseudomonas aeruginosa infection, before and after treatment with various antimicrobial agents. The IL-8 levels in sputum supernatants and the neutrophil numbers in sputum smears from 9 patients decreased significantly after the elimination of the causative respiratory pathogens. We also demonstrated that human recombinant IL-8 at a range of 6.25-25 ng/ml significantly enhanced opsonophagocytic killing of P. aeruginosa immunotype-1 strain by human neutrophils in the presence of a serotype-specific anti-lipopolysaccharide monoclonal antibody and fresh normal human serum. These data suggest that the level of IL-8 production in the airways of patients with lower respiratory tract infections is dependent on bacterial densities, and indicate the important role of IL-8 not only in neutrophil migration but also in opsonophagocytic killing of bacteria in the lower respiratory tract.
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