Immunological Assessment of Interleukin-6 in Patients with Gastric (Stomach) Ulceration of Acute and Chronic Types in Babylon Province

Abstract

Stomach ulcers have emerged as a serious public health concern. Serum interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels in individuals with chronic and acute gastric ulcers will be examined in this study. Sixty blood samples were obtained from participants in the research. The Marjan Teaching Hospital, Al-Sadiq Hospital in Babylon Province, Iraq, treated forty patients having stomach ulcer surgery between March and November 2023; the control group consisted of twenty individuals. A high mean value for IL-6 concentration was seen in both the chronic and acute patient groups compared to the control group (44.1 ± 28.6 pg/ml) for chronic patient and (30.2 ± 15.4 pg/ml) for acute patients with significant differences(P<0.05). The results conducted a noteworthy rise in the level of interleukin-6 in the age group of 71–80 years, with a mean value of 10.9±9.02 pg/ml, compared to other age groups. Additionally, when considering gender, it was observed that males had a higher mean value of 73.4±30.60 pg/ml, while females had a similar mean value of 73.4±30.60 pg/ml. These findings were found to be statistically significant (P<0.05).