Production of the cytokine IL - 22 deceases with age, reducing the immune system's defence against the Borrelia bacteria.
Not exact matches
Th2
cytokines, like interleukin (
IL) 4,
IL - 5, and
IL - 13, are involved in the
production of IgE from B cells and are also elevated in the breast milk
of allergic mothers (12).
Previous studies have shown that such vulnerability can lead to more frequent anxiety, and anxiety is known to activate a metabolic pathway responsible for the
production of pro-inflammatory
cytokines, signaling proteins that include interleukin - 6 (
IL - 6).
Gut bacteria from MS patients also seemed to block the
production of molecules, like the
cytokine IL - 10, that reduce inflammation.
When cells that produced
IL - 21 were put in culture with synovial fibroblasts (which are the main contributors to joint inflammation in rheumatoid arthritis), they induced the
production of proinflammatory
cytokines by these synovial fibroblasts, and cells that do not produce
IL - 21, did not demonstrate this same outcome.
The scientists found that the
IL - 17 and TNF
cytokines were disrupting the pigment
production of patients» melanocytes — the cells that produce melanin, the pigment that gives skin its color.
Dr. Wang plans to continue studying the effects
of TNF and
IL - 17 on melanocytes, and would like to expand the research to 3D skin models — fabricated samples
of tissue in vitro that behave like human skin — that would give a better visual
of how the melanin
production process is being disrupted by these two
cytokines during skin inflammation or wound healing.
Along with steroids, the mainstay
of GVHD treatment today is drugs that turn down the
production of IL - 2, a
cytokine that helps T cell populations expand and diversify.
We have also have adopted a number
of lines
of study into the regulation
of cytokine production and effector cell responses such, as cytotoxicity, in the response
of Vα14 iNKT cells to glycolipid antigens or
IL - 12 from activated DCs.
The Raf ‐ 1 kinase inhibitor protein participates in the pathogenesis
of IL ‐ 17 ‐ mediated autoimmune diseases and inflammation by promoting the formation
of the
IL ‐ 17RA ‐ Act1 complex, required for downstream signaling and
cytokine production.
Viral disease in Ifitm3 - / - mice was accompanied by elevated
production of cytokines, most notably
IL - 6.
This is a chemical messenger which regulates the
production of many pro-inflammatory
cytokines like TNF - a and
IL - 6.
Probiotic supplementation has been shown to strengthen the activity
of many
cytokines — increasing interleukin (
IL)-1 β and
IL - 18 activates IFN - γ
production from T, B, and Natural Killer Cells, which enhances phagocytosis (destruction)
of pathogens.
It also tends to act in the body's
production of IL - 10 if it is taken during infection, downregulating the levels
of other
cytokines and necessary, but if taken early in the disease process, it inhibits viral upregulation
of IL - 10 and increases antiviral
cytokine production and activity.»
LTB4 increases edema and chemotaxis, induces release
of lysosomal enzymes, increases reactive oxygen species, and enhances
production of the
cytokines TNF - α,
IL - 1, and
IL - 6.»
Curcumin likewise suppresses
production of monocyte chemoattractant protein - 1 (MCP - 1), interferon - inducible protein, tumor necrosis factor (TNF), and interleukin - 12 (
IL - 12),
cytokines which recruit or activate immune cells and perpetuate pro-inflammatory immune cascades (Chainani, 2003).
Studies suggest that the anti-inflammatory properties
of melon are mainly related to its capacity to induce the
production of interleukin 10 (
IL - 10), an anti-inflammatory
cytokine that affects immunoregulation and inflammation processes in the human body.
Although greater early local
production of proinflammatory
cytokines at wound sites is beneficial because it is associated with enhanced healing, greater systemic
production of proinflammatory
cytokines can represent a maladaptive response.24 Both physical and psychological stressors can provoke transient increases in plasma levels
of proinflammatory
cytokines, particularly
IL - 6,25 as can negative emotions like depression and anxiety.26 - 28 More frequent or persistent stress - related changes have broad implications for physical and mental health; sustained elevated levels
of proinflammatory
cytokines have been linked to a variety
of age - related diseases, including cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, arthritis, type 2 diabetes mellitus, certain cancers, and frailty and functional decline.29 - 31
However, consistent with the differences between visits in wound healing,
production of IL - 6,
IL - 1β, and TNF - α increased more steeply between 4 and 22 hours following the social support interaction than after the conflict interaction, ending up higher at 22 hours at the first visit for all 3
cytokines (
IL - 6, F2, 81 = 3.55; P =.03;
IL - 1β, F2, 81 = 9.12; P <.001; TNF - α, F2, 81 = 3.56; P =.03).
The substantial increases in local
cytokine production over time (Figure 2) have been assumed to be primarily a function
of their local synthesis at the site by the cells that are migrating to the chamber.22, 58 In our data, correlations between cell numbers and
cytokine levels at 22 hours after the social support interaction were r = 0.29 and P <.01 for
IL - 6; r = 0.08 and P =.45 for TNF - α; and r = 0.13 for
IL - 1β and after the conflict interaction, r = 0.52 and P <.001 for
IL - 6 and r = 0.38 and P <.001 for both TNF - α and
IL - 1β.
Prior work with the blister - chamber model showed that even modest levels
of stress prior to wounding were reflected in lower
production of proinflammatory
cytokines at the wound site.21 Thus, the fact that the social support interaction always occurred at the first GCRC admission and yet wound healing and local
IL - 6, TNF - α, and
IL - 1β
production were all poorer following conflict suggests that the effects
of the disagreement were larger than our data suggest.