Multiple cytokine analysis in gastroschisis: Association with adverse outcomes including fetal brain damage.

abstract：:Sickle cell anemia (SCA) is a disorder characterized by a heterogeneous clinical outcome. In the present study, we investigated the associations between Tumor Necrosis Factor-alpha (TNF-alpha) -308G>A and Interleukin 8 (IL-8) -251A>T gene polymorphisms, medical history and classical biomarkers in children with steady-...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Cajado C,Cerqueira BA,Couto FD,Moura-Neto JP,Vilas-Boas W,Dorea MJ,Lyra IM,Barbosa CG,Reis MG,Goncalves MS

更新日期：2011-11-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Although much research has been done related to biomarker discovery for tuberculosis infection, a set of biomarkers that can discriminate between active and latent TB diseases remains elusive. In the current study we correlate clinical aspects of TB disease with changes in the immune response as determined by biomarke...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Zambuzi FA,Cardoso-Silva PM,Espindola MS,Soares LS,Galvão-Lima LJ,Brauer VS,Gomes MS,Amaral LR,Schaller M,Bollela VR,Frantz FG

更新日期：2016-12-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Inflammatory bowel diseases are characterized by dysregulated immune response to the normal microflora and structural and functional changes of the enteric nervous system which occur in inflamed as well as non-inflamed areas of the bowel. This study describes the changes in the expression of nerve growth factor (NGF) ...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Barada KA,Mourad FH,Sawah SI,Khoury C,Safieh-Garabedian B,Nassar CF,Tawil A,Jurjus A,Saadé NE

更新日期：2007-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:We have recently reported the identification of four novel members of the interleukin-1 (IL-1) family which we designated as IL-1 homologue 1-4 (IL-1H1-4). These proteins exhibit significant sequence homology to other members of the IL-1 family. Of these homologues, only IL-1H4 (renamed IL-1F7b) was predicted to conta...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Kumar S,Hanning CR,Brigham-Burke MR,Rieman DJ,Lehr R,Khandekar S,Kirkpatrick RB,Scott GF,Lee JC,Lynch FJ,Gao W,Gambotto A,Lotze MT

更新日期：2002-04-21 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Associations between polymorphisms in interleukins and breast cancer (BC) were already investigated by many studies, yet with controversial findings. The aim of this meta-analysis was to better clarify associations between polymorphisms in interleukins and BC by combing the results of all relevant articles. ...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Xu G,Wang F

更新日期：2020-03-09 00:00:00

abstract：:We have demonstrated that ingested murine interferon alpha (IFN-alpha) suppressed clinical relapse in chronic relapsing experimental autoimmune encephalomyelitis (CR-EAE), decreased inflammation and suppressed the adoptive transfer of EAE, and is a biological response modifier in patients with multiple sclerosis. We e...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Brod SA,Nelson L,Jin R,Wolinsky JS

更新日期：1999-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The hypothalamic-pituitary-adrenal (HPA) axis is stimulated during immune and inflammatory processes. Interleukin 1beta (IL-1beta) and lipopolysaccharide (LPS) are known to be potent stimulators of this axis. During postnatal development, the rat seems to be hyporesponsive to many stimuli. The effects of repeated syst...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Bumiller A,Götz F,Rohde W,Dörner G

更新日期：1999-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Chronic elevation of circulating Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is observed in elderly individuals as well as in several illnesses, including chronic kidney diseases. A number of cells and tissues possess the ability to metabolize significant amounts of IL-6 in vitro. However, information on signals and mechanisms by which IL-6...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Garibotto G,Sofia A,Balbi M,Procopio V,Villaggio B,Tarroni A,Di Martino M,Cappelli V,Gandolfo MT,Valli A,Verzola D

更新日期：2007-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The expression of oncostatin M and leukemia inhibitory factor (LIF), JAK-STAT activators and members of the interleukin-6 family of cytokines, were examined in a series of primary ovarian carcinomas using immunohistochemistry. The malignant epithelial cells of all 29 ovarian carcinomas examined expressed oncostatin M;...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Savarese TM,Campbell CL,McQuain C,Mitchell K,Guardiani R,Quesenberry PJ,Nelson BE

更新日期：2002-03-21 00:00:00

abstract：:Surgery is followed by an acute-phase response, including hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal (HPA)-axis activation and fever. Considering its physiological properties and its behaviour in plasma after stress and surgery, the pro-inflammatory cytokine interleukin (IL)-6 is a putative candidate in eliciting these stress-rela...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： De Jongh RF,Vissers KC,Booij LH,De Jongh KL,Vincken P,Meert TF

更新日期：2003-03-07 00:00:00

abstract：:High mobility group box 1 protein (HMGB1) was recently discovered to be a critical late-acting cytokine and innate immune-modulating factor in sepsis, but the potential role and mechanism of HMGB1 in adaptive immunity remains elusive. The present study demonstrated that HMGB1 had a dual influence on immune function of...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Zhao GJ,Yao YM,Lu ZQ,Hong GL,Zhu XM,Wu Y,Wang DW,Dong N,Yu Y,Sheng ZY

更新日期：2012-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:In human interleukin 4(IL-4), the carboxyl and amino termini of the 129 amino acid hormone are close to each other and this region is believed to be important for binding to the IL-4 receptor (IL-4r). We constructed plasmids encoding circularly permuted IL-4 mutants with the peptide Gly-Gly-Asn-Gly-Gly (GGNGG) joining...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Kreitman RJ,Puri RK,McPhie P,Pastan I

更新日期：1995-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Air pollution causes increased cardiopulmonary morbidity and mortality. Airway inflammation plays a major role in the pathophysiology of many lung diseases. Proinflammatory cytokines, such as interleukin-8 (IL-8), are responsible in part for the initiation and maintenance of airway inflammation. Asbestos exposure and ...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Pei XH,Nakanishi Y,Inoue H,Takayama K,Bai F,Hara N

更新日期：2002-09-07 00:00:00

abstract：:It is well known that interleukin (IL)-1 is a potent activator of the hypothalamo-pituitary-adrenal axis in the rat. Many studies have reported that prostaglandins (PGs), especially PGE2, in the brain may mediate the IL-1 stimulation of corticotropin-releasing hormone release, which then leads to adrenocorticotropin (...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Watanobe H,Sasaki S,Takebe K

更新日期：1995-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Within the human TNF promoter we have identified two sites at positions -189 and -101 that show C/EBP specific binding of nuclear proteins from cells of the human monocytic line Mono Mac 6. Supershift analysis with anti C/EBP antibodies revealed that the complexes formed consist of both C/EBP alpha and C/EBP beta. Whe...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Wedel A,Sulski G,Ziegler-Heitbrock HW

更新日期：1996-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin-6 (IL-6) is an important pro-inflammatory cytokine of relevance to cardiovascular diseases. The aim of this case-control study was to evaluate the association between the G(-174)C functional polymorphism in the IL-6 gene and risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in type 2 diabetes patients. We examined 1090...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Buraczynska M,Zukowski P,Drop B,Baranowicz-Gaszczyk I,Ksiazek A

更新日期：2016-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Malignant ascites of epithelial ovarian cancer patients contains high levels of interleukin 6 (IL-6). The present study was conducted to compare the secretion of IL-6 by seven different human ovarian cancer cell lines (OVCA) and cultured human peritoneal mesothelial cells (HPMC) and to examine the regulation of its pr...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Offner FA,Obrist P,Stadlmann S,Feichtinger H,Klingler P,Herold M,Zwierzina H,Hittmair A,Mikuz G,Abendstein B

更新日期：1995-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Pregnancy in sickle cell disease is a problem due to the adverse outcomes related to the disease. Research into the role of chemokines in sickle cell disease is available, but studies investigating the disease in pregnancy are scarce. Our data show the chemokine profiles of pregnant women with sickle cell disease comp...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Hazin-Costa MF,da Silva Aráujo A,Guerra GL,da Matta MC,Torres LC,Souza AI

更新日期：2019-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Flt3 ligand (FL) and granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor (GM-CSF) are important growth factors for dendritic cells (DC). Substantial numbers of DC can be generated in vivo following the administration of either factor. We sought to extend our knowledge of the functional properties of these cells including...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Daro E,Butz E,Smith J,Teepe M,Maliszewski CR,McKenna HJ

更新日期：2002-02-07 00:00:00

abstract：PURPOSE:Mycoplasma pneumoniae (M. pneumoniae) is a common causative agent of pneumonia in children. The aim of this study is to determine whether there is any difference in selected cytokine or chemokines response in asthmatic children compared to non-asthmatic children during acute M. pneumoniae pneumonia. METHODS:Se...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Chung HL,Shin JY,Ju M,Kim WT,Kim SG

更新日期：2011-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:C-reactive protein (CRP) has been demonstrated to induce blood-brain barrier disruption (BBB) involving NAD(P)H-oxidase dependent oxidative stress. It is unclear why CRP affects the BBB and not other vascular beds following stroke. Therefore we examined CRP receptor and NAD(P)H-oxidase expression levels in bovine brai...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Closhen D,Bender B,Luhmann HJ,Kuhlmann CR

更新日期：2010-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The present study aimed to assess the kinetics of cytokine release and compare the accuracy of serum biomarkers for the diagnosis of macrophage activation syndrome (MAS) associated with Kawasaki disease (KD). Serum neopterin, interleukin (IL)-18, IL-6 and soluble tumour necrosis factor receptor type I (sTNFR-I) and sT...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Jinkawa A,Shimizu M,Nishida K,Kaneko S,Usami M,Sakumura N,Irabu H,Takakuwa M,Inoue N,Mizuta M,Ikawa Y,Fujita S,Yachie A

更新日期：2019-07-01 00:00:00

abstract：:To clarify the interactions between dendritic cells (DCs) and Th1 and Th17 T cell subsets and the mode of action of IVIG in inflammatory myopathies, Expression of CD4(+) and CD8(+) T cells, immature (CD1a) and mature (DC-LAMP) DCs, interleukin-17 (IL-17) and interferon-gamma (IFN-gamma), was quantified by immunohistoc...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Tournadre A,Porcherot M,Chérin P,Marie I,Hachulla E,Miossec P

更新日期：2009-06-01 00:00:00

abstract：:The aim of this study was to evaluate serum interleukin (IL)-17A levels in patients with coronary artery ectasia (CAE), the relationship between IL and 17A and CAE, and to determine the relationship between the severity of coronary ectasia and the level of IL-17A. In total, 41 patients (19 female and 22 male) with isc...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Uygun T,Demir B,Tosun V,Ungan İ,Kural A,Çiftçi R,Fatullayev F

更新日期：2019-03-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Interleukin 6 (IL-6) stimulates fibrinogen (Fg) gene expression both in vivo and in vitro; while interleukin 1 (IL-1) paradoxically stimulates in vivo, yet inhibits in vitro, Fg synthesis. The naturally occurring interleukin 1 receptor antagonist (IL-1ra) and passive immunization with anti-IL-6 antiserum were used to ...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Rokita H,Neta R,Sipe JD

更新日期：1993-09-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Cytokine induction following stimulation by endotoxin (LPS) was investigated in human peripheral whole blood. Blood cells were suspended in autologous plasma diluted in basal medium (BM-plasma) or Compound Sodium Lactate Solution (CSL-plasma), or in autologous serum diluted in CSL. Induction of interleukin 1 beta, int...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Yentis SM,Gooding RP,Riches PG

更新日期：1994-05-01 00:00:00

abstract：OBJECTIVE:The effects of LDL-apheresis (LDLa) with dextran sulphate on plasma cytokines in 6 homozygous familial hypercholesterolemic (HozFH) patients, were evaluated. METHODS:Plasma IL-1α; IL-1ra; IL-4; IL-6; IL-10; IL-12(p40); IL-12(p70); TNF-α, sTNF-R, VEGF, VEGF-R1, E-Selectin (ESEL), and P-Selectin (PSEL) concent...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Stefanutti C,Vivenzio A,Di Giacomo S,Ferraro PM

更新日期：2011-08-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Dendritic cell-based vaccines are considered as a new and promising immunotherapeutic approach for cancer treatment. However, the choice of optimal protocol of dendritic cell generation in vitro represents the major challenge. Here, we compared phenotype and functional characteristics of human monocyte-derived dendrit...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Leplina OY,Tyrinova TV,Tikhonova MA,Ostanin AA,Chernykh ER

更新日期：2015-01-01 00:00:00

abstract：BACKGROUND:Egypt has a high prevalence of hepatitis C virus (HCV) infection. Limitations of the current HCV treatment in children are low rate of sustained virological response, significant side effects and high expenses, making prediction of treatment response crucial. AIM:This study aimed to investigate association ...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Rady NH,Darwish RK,Mogahed EA,Mandour IA,Abo Youssef H,Sharaf SA,El-Karaksy HM

更新日期：2015-10-01 00:00:00

abstract：:Treatment of non-small cell lung carcinoma (NSCLC) remains at a disappointingly low success rate. Not only is metastatic spread common in NSCLC, but therapeutic success decreases dramatically once metastases are present. Understanding factors which contribute to poor prognosis in NSCLC is critical for development of m...

journal_title：Cytokine

authors： Zeng L,O'Connor C,Zhang J,Kaplan AM,Cohen DA

更新日期：2010-03-01 00:00:00