Cooling and Sterile Inflammation in an Oxygen-Glucose-Deprivation/Reperfusion Injury Model in BV-2 Microglia by Jana Lücht, Nele Rolfs, Sylvia J. Wowro, Felix Berger, Katharina R. L. Schmitt, Giang Tong

“…Furthermore, inducible nitric oxide synthase (iNOS), ionized calcium-binding adaptor molecule 1 (Iba1), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-6 (IL-6), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-1α (IL-1α), monocyte chemotactic protein 1 (MCP-1), transforming growth factor β (TGFβ), CIRBP, and RBM3 gene expressions were assessed via reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction, and TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-1β releases into the cultured supernatants were assessed via enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA). …”
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Coronavirus Disease 2019-Related Multisystem Inflammatory Syndrome in Children: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis by Ji-Gan Wang, Zhi-Juan Zhong, Meng Li, Jun Fu, Yu-Heng Su, You-Min Ping, Zi-Ji Xu, Hao Li, Yan-Hao Chen, Yu-Li Huang

“…The incidences of reduced lymphocytes, thrombocytopenia, hypoalbuminemia, elevated C-reactive protein, ferritin, LDH, interleukin-6, PCT, and FIB were 61.51%, 26.42%, 77.92%, 98.5%, 86.79%, 80.59%, 89.30%, 85.10%, and 87.01%, respectively. …”
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Network and systems biology approaches help investigate gene regulatory interactions between Salmonella disease and host in chickens: Model‐based in silico evidence combined with g... by Reza Tohidi, Hoda Javaheri Bargourooshi, Arash Javanmard

“…The summary of gene ontology and related genes found for SE resistance was surprisingly comprehensive and covered the following topics: positive regulation of endopeptidase activity, interleukin‐8 production, chemokine production, interferon‐gamma production, interleukin‐6 production, positive regulation of mononuclear cell proliferation and response to interferon‐gamma. …”
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Direct effects of prolonged TNF-α and IL-6 exposure on neural activity in human iPSC-derived neuron-astrocyte co-cultures by Noah Goshi, Doris Lam, Chandrakumar Bogguri, Vivek Kurien George, Aimy Sebastian, Jose Cadena, Nicole F. Leon, Nicholas R. Hum, Dina R. Weilhammer, Nicholas O. Fischer, Heather A. Enright

“…Tumor necrosis factor alpha (TNF-α) and interleukin-6 (IL-6) are two such cytokines that are elevated in patients diagnosed with long-COVID and ME/CFS. …”
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Serum Leptin Is not a Diagnostic Marker for Familial Mediterranean Fever Attacks

“…We investigated serum levels of leptin, interleukin-6 (IL-6) erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR),} C-reactive protein (CRP),fibrinogen, and leukocyte counts before the attack and 8–12 hours after the attack started. …”
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Serum Neuropeptide Y Levels Are Associated with TNF-α Levels and Disease Activity in Rheumatoid Arthritis by Melissa Ramirez-Villafaña, Ana M. Saldaña-Cruz, Javier A. Aceves-Aceves, Edsaul E. Perez-Guerrero, Nicté S. Fajardo-Robledo, Edy D. Rubio-Arellano, Cesar A. Nava-Valdivia, Maria O. Carrillo-Escalante, Sylvia E. Totsuka-Sutto, David Cardona-Müller, Betsabe Contreras-Haro, Mario Salazar-Paramo, Ernesto G. Cardona-Muñoz, M. Huerta, Jorge I. Gamez-Nava, Norma A. Rodriguez-Jimenez, Laura Gonzalez-Lopez

“…Therefore, we evaluate if NPY levels are markers of disease activity in RA and if there is a correlation between NPY levels and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α), leptin, and interleukin 6 (IL-6) levels. Methods. Cross-sectional design, including 108 women with RA. …”
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Core microbe Bifidobacterium in the hindgut of calves improves the growth phenotype of young hosts by regulating microbial functions and host metabolism by Yimin Zhuang, Duo Gao, Wen Jiang, Yiming Xu, Guanglei Liu, Guobin Hou, Tianyu Chen, Shangru Li, Siyuan Zhang, Shuai Liu, Jingjun Wang, Jianxin Xiao, Mengmeng Li, Wei Wang, Shengli Li, Zhijun Cao

“…Calves in cluster2 showed better growth performance, including higher body weight (BW), average daily gain (ADG), and dry matter intake (DMI), as well as better serum indicators with a high level of total superoxide dismutase (T-SOD), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and insulin-like growth factor-1 (IGF-1) compared to those in cluster1. …”
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Safety and efficacy of low-dose esketamine weakly opioidized anesthesia in elderly patients with lumbar spinal stenosis undergoing surgery: a prospective, double-blind randomized c... by Ni-Na Hou, Meng-Yun Zhang, Yu-Wei Zhang, Hong-Jing Wu, Hong Luo, Heng Yang

“…Pain (VAS rest and movement scores) on preoperative day 1 (POD-1), postoperative day 1 (POD1), postoperative day 3 (POD3), and postoperative day 7 (POD7), and serum levels of tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α), interleukin-1β (IL-1β), interleukin-6 (IL-6), and interleukin-10 (IL-10) on POD-1, POD1, POD3, and POD7 were the secondary outcomes. …”
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Neuroprotective role of epigallocatechin-3-gallate, albeginin and melanoxetin in alzheimer's disease by Arif Malik, Mehreen Hassan, Sulayman Waquar, Muhammad Wasim, Anam Naz, Faryal M. Awan, Muhammad T. Khan, Ali I. Khawaja, Sumera Zaib, Jamshed Iqbal, Ayesha Zahid, Marvi Marvi, Javeid Iqbal, Heng Wang, Dong-Qing Wei

“…Study design: The study targeted specific AD-related proteins, including acetylcholinesterase (AChE), alpha serine/threonine-protein kinase (AKT-1), β-secretase-1 (BACE-1), cyclooxygenase-2 (COX-2), caspase-3, glycogen synthase kinase-3 (GSK-3), interleukin-6 (IL-6), mitogen-activated protein kinase-2 (MAPK-2), matrix metalloproteins-8 (MMP-8), N-methyl-d-aspartate receptor (NMDAR), Peptidyl arginine deiminase-2 (PAD-2), Presenilin-1 (PSEN-1), mitogen-activated protein kinase-14 (MAPK-14/P38), and tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α). …”
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Analysis of fatty acid-derived lipids in critically ill patients after cardiac surgery yields novel pathophysiologically relevant mediators with possible relevance for systemic inf... by Holger Neb, Verena Roth, Jessica Roos, Jessica Roos, Tom Bauer, Anja Urbschat, Ulrike Heinicke, Carlo Angioni, Dieter Steinhilber, Dieter Steinhilber, Matthias Piesche, Matthias Piesche, Nerea Ferreirós, Robert Gurke, Robert Gurke, Gerd Geisslinger, Gerd Geisslinger, Edith Utech, Kai Zacharowski, Patrick Meybohm, Patrick Meybohm, Patrick Paulus, Elke Schmitt, Elke Schmitt, Thorsten Jürgen Maier, Thorsten Jürgen Maier

“…Inflammatory stages were illustrated over time using clinically established biomarkers such as interleukin-6 (IL-6) and leukocyte count. Normal range values of the lipids were obtained from healthy volunteers.ResultsPlasma levels clearly outside the normal range were observed for 22 of 53 lipid mediators, of which 13 were increased (including ceramides Cer (d18:0/18:0), Cer (d18:1/16:0), Cer (d18:1/18:1), glucosyl-ceramide GluCer (d18:1/24:1), lactosylceramide LacCer (d18:1/18:0), and LacCer (d18:1/24:1), 6-keto-prostaglandin F1alpha (6-keto-PGF1alpha), 11,12- and 14,15-DHET and 1- and 2-arachidonoyl glycerol (1-AG and 2-AG), Sphingosine SPH (d18:1) and 20-HETE. …”
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Development and validation of predictive models of early immune effector cell–associated hematotoxicity by Emily C. Liang, Jennifer J. Huang, Andrew J. Portuguese, Valentín Ortiz-Maldonado, Aya Albittar, Natalie Wuliji, Ryan Basom, Yein Jeon, Qian Wu, Aiko Torkelson, Delaney Kirchmeier, Abigail Chutnik, Barbara Pender, Mohamed Sorror, Joshua A. Hill, Noam E. Kopmar, Rahul Banerjee, Andrew J. Cowan, Damian Green, Ajay K. Gopal, Christina Poh, Mazyar Shadman, Alexandre V. Hirayama, Brian G. Till, Erik L. Kimble, Lorenzo Iovino, Aude G. Chapuis, Folashade Otegbeye, Ryan D. Cassaday, Filippo Milano, Cameron J. Turtle, David G. Maloney, Jordan Gauthier

“…In univariate logistic regression, preinfusion factors associated with severe eICAHT included disease type (acute lymphoblastic leukemia), prelymphodepletion (pre-LD) blood counts including absolute neutrophil count (ANC), lactate dehydrogenase (LDH), and inflammatory (C-reactive protein [CRP], ferritin, and interleukin-6 [IL-6]) and coagulopathy biomarkers (D-dimer). …”
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Progressive systemic inflammation precedes decompensation in compensated cirrhosis by Rubén Sánchez-Aldehuelo, Càndid Villanueva, Joan Genescà, Juan Carlos García-Pagán, Elisa Castillo, José Luis Calleja, Carles Aracil, Rafael Bañares, Luis Téllez, Lorena Paule, Rosa María Morillas, María Poca, Beatriz Peñas, Salvador Augustin, Juan G. Abraldes, Edilmar Alvarado-Tapias, Jaume Bosch, Agustín Albillos

“…We assessed markers of inflammation (interleukin-6 [IL-6], tumor necrosis factor-alpha, von Willebrand factor [vWF], C-reactive protein), macrophage activation (CD14, CD163), intestinal barrier integrity (fatty acid-binding protein [FABP], haptoglobin), and bacterial translocation (lipopolysaccharide [LPS]). …”
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