Sentences with phrase «abnormal cytokine levels»

It is also associated with abnormal cytokine levels in the brain, and with autoimmunity.

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Although vaccination induces an inflammatory response during pregnancy, the magnitude and the duration of response is much lower and shorter, respectively, for influenza vaccination than viral infection.27 Like infection, influenza vaccination during pregnancy has been reported to induce a transient increase in the levels of a number of proinflammatory cytokines, including interleukin 6, tumor necrosis factor α, and C - reactive protein.27 - 30 Studies on mice found an association between high interleukin - 6 levels during pregnancy and abnormal behavior and brain structure.19 However, in epidemiological studies, associations between maternal cytokine levels and ASD have been mixed.

The pathogenesis of AD is known to involve abnormal levels of specific cytokines released by T - helper 2 cells detected in cord blood or infant peripheral blood [117 — 120].