Resumen
La neumonía adquirida en la comunidad (NAC) es una infección del parénquima pulmonar adquirida fuera de recintos hospitalarios, siendo la enfermedad infecciosa que causa mayor morbimortalidad a nivel global y una de las principales causas de muerte por infección respiratoria en Chile. Las citoquinas son proteínas secretadas durante la respuesta inmune frente a una infección para modular la respuesta de las células efectoras, con un rol fisiopatológico en la evolución y gravedad de ciertas enfermedades. Con el fin de conocer el rol de las distintas citoquinas, como TNF-, IL-5, IL-1, IL-8, IL-10 en la evolución de la NAC en el adulto, se revisó la literatura científica publicada en las bases de datos PubMed y Science Direct, entre los años 2020-2025, usando las palabras claves: citoquinas, adultos, neumonía adquirida en la comunidad y respuesta inmune.
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