Cytokines: from clinical significance to quantification
Cytokines are critical mediators that oversee and regulate immune and inflammatory
responses via complex networks and serve as biomarkers for many diseases. Quantification …
responses via complex networks and serve as biomarkers for many diseases. Quantification …
Omega-3 fatty acids and inflammatory processes: from molecules to man
PC Calder - Biochemical Society Transactions, 2017 - portlandpress.com
Inappropriate, excessive or uncontrolled inflammation contributes to a range of human
diseases. Inflammation involves a multitude of cell types, chemical mediators and …
diseases. Inflammation involves a multitude of cell types, chemical mediators and …
Interplay between interleukin-6 signaling and the vascular endothelium in cytokine storms
S Kang, T Kishimoto - Experimental & molecular medicine, 2021 - nature.com
Abstract Interleukin-6 (IL-6) plays a crucial role in host defense against infection and tissue
injuries and is a bioindicator of multiple distinct types of cytokine storms. In this review, we …
injuries and is a bioindicator of multiple distinct types of cytokine storms. In this review, we …
A review of persistent post-COVID syndrome (PPCS)
B Oronsky, C Larson, TC Hammond, A Oronsky… - Clinical reviews in …, 2023 - Springer
Persistent post-COVID syndrome, also referred to as long COVID, is a pathologic entity,
which involves persistent physical, medical, and cognitive sequelae following COVID-19 …
which involves persistent physical, medical, and cognitive sequelae following COVID-19 …
Immunotherapeutic implications of IL-6 blockade for cytokine storm
T Tanaka, M Narazaki, T Kishimoto - Immunotherapy, 2016 - Taylor & Francis
IL-6 contributes to host defense against infections and tissue injuries. However,
exaggerated, excessive synthesis of IL-6 while fighting environmental stress leads to an …
exaggerated, excessive synthesis of IL-6 while fighting environmental stress leads to an …
Sepsis biomarkers: a review
C Pierrakos, JL Vincent - Critical care, 2010 - Springer
Introduction Biomarkers can be useful for identifying or ruling out sepsis, identifying patients
who may benefit from specific therapies or assessing the response to therapy. Methods We …
who may benefit from specific therapies or assessing the response to therapy. Methods We …
ESPEN guidelines on parenteral nutrition: intensive care
Nutritional support in the intensive care setting represents a challenge but it is fortunate that
its delivery and monitoring can be followed closely. Enteral feeding guidelines have shown …
its delivery and monitoring can be followed closely. Enteral feeding guidelines have shown …
Macrophage polarization in bacterial infections
M Benoit, B Desnues, JL Mege - The Journal of Immunology, 2008 - journals.aai.org
Converging studies have shown that M1 and M2 macrophages are functionally polarized in
response to microorganisms and host mediators. Gene expression profiling of macrophages …
response to microorganisms and host mediators. Gene expression profiling of macrophages …
Biomarkers of sepsis
JD Faix - Critical reviews in clinical laboratory sciences, 2013 - Taylor & Francis
Sepsis is an unusual systemic reaction to what is sometimes an otherwise ordinary infection,
and it probably represents a pattern of response by the immune system to injury. A hyper …
and it probably represents a pattern of response by the immune system to injury. A hyper …
The CXCL8/IL-8 chemokine family and its receptors in inflammatory diseases
Chemokines are small proteins that control several tissue functions, including cell
recruitment and activation under homeostatic and inflammatory conditions. CXCL8 …
recruitment and activation under homeostatic and inflammatory conditions. CXCL8 …