Role of cytokines and nitric oxide in the induction of tuberculostatic macrophage functions by Vera L. Petricevich, Rosely C. B. Alves

“…Tumour necrosis factor (TNF) activity was assayed by measuring its cytotoxic activity on L-929 cells, interleukin-6 (IL-6) and interferon γ (IFN-γ) were assayed by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA), whereas NO levels were detected by Griess colorimetric reactions in the culture supernatant of macrophages incubated with IFN-γ , TNF or NO and subsequently exposed to either BCG-I or BCG-S. …”
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The Effect of Clopidogrel and Ticagrelor on Human Adipose Mesenchymal Stem Cell Osteogenic Differentiation Potential: In Vitro Comparative Study by Sally S. Mohamed, Hala F. Zaki, Shereen N. Raafat

“…Quantitative determination for osteogenic markers included osteocalcin (OC); runt-related transcription factor 2 (RUNX2) performed using western blot; osteoprotegerin (OPG) using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) and inflammatory markers; and tumor necrosis factor (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) measured using real-time polymerase chain reaction quantitative (RT-PCR) and ELISA. …”
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Determining the Efficacy of Providing Ice Compression for Fitness Enhancement After Speed Endurance Exercise on Reducing Heart Rate, IL-6, and Fatigue Index in Football Athletes by Muhammad Kharis Fajar, Agus Hariyanto, Endang Sri Wahjuni, Dwi Cahyo Kartiko, Gigih Siantoro, Yanyong Phanpheng, I Dewa Made Aryananda Wijaya Kusuma, Bayu Agung Pramono, Afif Rusdiawan, Adi Pranoto

“…This study aimed to investigate the effects of Ice Compression For Fitness (ICEFIT) on reducing heart rate, Interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels, and fatigue index in soccer athletes after performing speed endurance training. …”
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Nerve root magnetic stimulation regulates the synaptic plasticity of injured spinal cord by ascending sensory pathway by Ya Zheng, Lingyun Cao, Dan Zhao, Qi Yang, Chunya Gu, Yeran Mao, Guangyue Zhu, Yulian Zhu, Jing Zhao, Dongsheng Xu

“…At day 22 post-injury, we observed that nerve root magnetic stimulation downregulated the level of interleukin-6 in the injured spinal cord tissue of rats. …”
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Inhibitory Effect on Cerebral Inflammatory Response following Traumatic Brain Injury in Rats: A Potential Neuroprotective Mechanism of N-Acetylcysteine by Gang Chen, Jixin Shi, Zhigang Hu, Chunhua Hang

“…In this work, we investigated the effect of NAC administration on cortical expressions of nuclear factor kappa B (NF-κB) and inflammatory proteins such as interleukin-1β (IL-1β), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1) after TBI. …”
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Proteomic Profiling of Ex Vivo Expanded CD34-Positive Haematopoetic Cells Derived from Umbilical Cord Blood by Heiner Falkenberg, Teja Falk Radke, Gesine Kögler, Kai Stühler

“…In the presented publications, CD34-positive cells were isolated from cord blood and expanded for up to 7 days in media supplemented with stem cell factor (SCF), thrombopoietin (THPO), interleukin 6 (IL-6), and fms-related tyrosine kinase 3 ligand (FLT3lg). …”
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Biomarkers of Chronic Inflammatory State in Uremia and Cardiovascular Disease by Vincenzo Panichi, Alessia Scatena, Massimiliano Migliori, Valentina Marchetti, Sabrina Paoletti, Sara Beati

“…Inflammation has been implicated in the etiology of coronary artery disease in the general population, and traditional inflammatory biomarkers such as C-reactive protein (CRP) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) have been shown to predict cardiovascular events in both symptomatic and asymptomatic individuals as well as those in the uremic population. …”
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Effect of Oral and Vaginal Hormonal Contraceptives on Inflammatory Blood Biomarkers by Afshin A. Divani, Xianghua Luo, Yvonne H. Datta, James D. Flaherty, Angela Panoskaltsis-Mortari

“…We assessed the effect of hormonal contraceptive use on inflammatory cytokines including CRP, monocyte chemotactic protein-1, soluble tumor necrosis factor (sTNF), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and soluble CD40 ligand. We used 79 female subjects (19 to 30 years old) who were combined oral contraceptives users (n=29), combined vaginal contraceptive users (n=20), and nonusers (n=30) with CRP values of ≤1 (n=46) or ≥3 (n=33). …”
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Network Pharmacology Analysis and Experimental Validation to Explore the Anti-inflammatory Mechanism of Asiatic Acid on Alcoholic Steatohepatitis by Tao Jiang, Jinhong Xu, Yang Lu, Xiaojin Chen, Yongxia Li

“…The inflammatory factor tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α), interleukin 1 beta (IL-1β), and interleukin 6 (IL-6) in a dose-dependent manner were decreased. …”
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The Impact of ERAS and Multidisciplinary Teams on Perioperative Management in Colorectal Cancer by Qianqian Zhang, Qinfeng Sun, Junfeng Li, Xing Fu, Yuhuan Wu, Jiawei Zhang, Xia Jin

“…Additionally, the ERAS group exhibited reduced postoperative inflammatory responses, as indicated by significantly lower interleukin-6 levels on the first postoperative day (P = 0.0247). …”
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Analysis of the Cytokine Expression in the Aqueous Humor of Individuals with BRVO-Associated Macular Edema by Chengyi Zhu, Lanlan Pan, Qiong Yi, Qiping Wei

“…This study aimed to determine the expression levels of vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), interleukin-6 (IL-6), intercellular adhesion molecule-1 (ICAM-1), and vascular cell adhesion molecule-1 (VCAM-1) in the aqueous humor of patients with macular edema (ME) caused by branch retinal vein occlusion (BRVO), as well as to investigate the relationship between the cytokines as mentioned earlier and best-corrected visual acuity (BCVA), ME, and the degree of ME from the molecular level. …”
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Macrophage to neuron communication via extracellular vesicles in neuropathic pain conditions by Francesca Picco, Lynda Zeboudj, Silvia Oggero, Vincenzo Prato, Thomas Burgoyne, Nikita Gamper, Marzia Malcangio

“…EV-mediated transfer of miR-155 suppresses phosphatase Ship1 expression and increases cytokine interleukin-6 (IL-6) contents. Intrathecal-injected BMDM-derived EVs accumulate in lumbar DRG and EVs containing miR-155 antagomir result in Ship1 upregulation, Il6 downregulation in neurons in concomitance to attenuation of neuropathic mechanical hypersensitivity. …”
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Inflammatory Serum Biomarkers in Colorectal Cancer in Kazakhstan Population by L. Akhmaltdinova, V. Sirota, V. Zhumaliyeva, D. Babenko, I. Kadyrova, Z. Tauesheva, D. Taizhanova, A. Ibraeva, M. Maratkyzy, A. Turmukhambetova

“…The following biomarkers were included in the study panel: stem cell factor (SCF), vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF), fibroblast growth factor (FGF2), interleukin 6 (IL6), interleukin 8 (IL8), macrophage migration inhibitory factor (MIF), soluble Fas (SFAS), soluble Fas ligand (sFASL), transforming growth factor β (TGF), tumor necrosis factor (TNF), TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL), and programmed death ligand 1 (PD-L1). …”
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Case report: Tocilizumab for hypersensitivity reaction after oxaliplatin in a patient with NK/T-cell lymphoma by Juanyan Liao, Ming Jiang

“…Recent research indicates that these reactions can include cytokine release reactions (CRRs), which are characterized by a marked increase in interleukin-6 (IL-6) levels, sometimes rising as much as 40-fold. …”
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Adipocyte-Specific Fatty Acid-Binding Protein (AFABP) and Chemerin in Association with Gestational Diabetes: A Case-Control Study by Maryam Mosavat, Mitra Mirsanjari, Bashir A. Lwaleed, Maherah Kamarudin, Siti Zawiah Omar

“…AFABP was directly correlated to interleukin-6 (r=0.50), insulin resistance index (r=0.26), and body mass index (r=0.28) and inversely correlated to C-reactive protein (r=−0.27). …”
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Ultrasound-assisted extraction of peanut shell by-product: Chemical properties, antioxidant, and anti-inflammatory effects by Kang Jung Wook, Lee In Chul

“…The anti-inflammatory effects of UPE were assessed using the nitric oxide (NO) Griess assay, prostaglandin E2 (PGE2), and interleukin-6 (IL-6) enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). …”
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Late-onset and relapsed cytokine release syndrome after nivolumab treatment in a patient with head and neck squamous cell carcinoma: a case report by Tomoyuki Otsuka, Yoshiki Kojitani, Fumio Imamura, Junko Fukutake, Minako Nishio, Takashi Fujii, Toshihiro Kudo

“…The diagnosis of CRS was supported by the elevated serum levels of interleukin-6 and ferritin, and the patient responded well to high-dose methylprednisolone. …”
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Obesity Related Alterations in Plasma Cytokines and Metabolic Hormones in Chimpanzees by Pramod Nehete, Elizabeth R. Magden, Bharti Nehete, Patrick W. Hanley, Christian R. Abee

“…We observed increased plasma circulating levels of proinflammatory TH-1 cytokines, Interferon gamma, interleukin-6, interleukin-12p40, tumor necrosis factor, soluble CD40 ligand, and Interleukin-1β and anti-inflammatory TH-2 cytokines, Interleukin-4, Interleukin-RA, Interleukin-10, and Interleukin-13 in overweight and obese chimpanzees. …”
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Protective Effect of Shenfu Injection against Sepsis-induced Acute Lung Injury by Suppressing Inflammation and Apoptosis Through the Regulation of the Janus Kinase 2/Signal Transdu... by Li-Juan Cao, Hai-Tang Xie, Zhong-Xia Chu, Yue Ma, Ming-Ming Wang, Shi Zhuang

“…SFI could significantly reduce the levels of tumor necrosis factor-α, interleukin-6 (IL-6), and IL-1β in plasma and BALF. SFI significantly reduced the protein expression of Bax and cleaved caspase-3 and increased the protein levels of Bcl-2. …”
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Why Does Pnemococcus Kill? by Yves Bergeron, Michel G Bergeron

“…Although the kinetics of cytokines differ considerably from blood to lung tissue to alveoli, and blood levels do not correlate to tissue levels, the kinetics of tumour necrosis factor (TNF) and interleukin-6 in blood, as well as TNF and nitric oxide in bronchoalveolar lavage (BAL) fluid are good indicators of the evolution of the disease. …”
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