Objective To investigate the expressions of nuclear factor-kappa B(NF-κB)and interleukin(IL)-6,tumor necrosis factor-α(TNF-α)and IL-1β in peripheral blood of children with convulsions caused by rotavirus infection and its clinical significance.Methods Western blot was adopted to detect NF-κB P65 protein level,and real-time PCR was adopted to detect IL-6,TNF-αand IL-1β mRNA,and ELISA method was adopted to detect the levels of IL-6,TNF-αand IL-1β in 104 children with convulsions caused by rotavirus infection(...