Sentences with phrase «measuring cytokine levels»
Monitoring immune responses by measuring cytokine levels has become an integral part of disease - related research, providing clues to the state of the immune system and how it could be targeted therapeutically.
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In Miller's study, researchers measured levels of C - reactive protein (CRP), which our bodies make in response to high levels of cytokines.
Although it has been suggested that resveratrol has anti-inflammatory properties, in this study resveratrol did not suppress autoimmune responses as measured by levels of MOG35 -55-specific lymphoproliferative responses and pro-inflammatory cytokine production.
Garle and his colleagues have designed a test that measures levels of a chemical to show the «sum effect» of all the cytokines produced by the skin cells.
Michael Garle, the project's supervisor, says that several research teams have tried measuring levels of cytokines as an alternative to traditional tests where chemicals are applied to the skin of an animal such as a rabbit.
«The problem with this approach,» says Garle, «is that you can measure levels of cytokines individually, but it does not give you an overall picture of how irritating a chemical might be.»
They both had considerable systemic inflammation, which can be measured by levels of multiple pro-inflammatory cytokines in the blood serum.
In order to determine whether this cytokine might act in response to a wounding experiment, we measured TGFβ levels in Optisol GS bathed rabbit and human corneas.
Mouse serum was collected on days 7, 14, and 28 after BMT, and the levels of cytokines were measured using ProcartaPlex Multiplex Immunoassays (eBioscience).
Since SLC6A14 is up - regulated in patients with ulcerative colitis indicating potential association between inflammation and the transporter [18], we measured the plasma levels of various cytokines, but again failed to detect major changes in most of the cytokines analysed (result not shown).
The scientists measured their levels of inflammatory cells and inflammatory immune system cytokines after 13 weeks.
Planed and conducted ELISA to measure the levels of cytokines in blood plasma of the sample group.
To analyze relationships among behavior (high vs low hostile) on the cytokine levels of each subject at each visit (social support or conflict) and each point, mixed models from SAS 9.1 (SAS Institute Inc, Cary, NC) were used with repeated measures across spouse, visit, and time of day.