Expression of serum cytokines in patients with pneumoconiosis by antibody chip.
- Author:
Yu-jing XIA
1
;
Feng-tong HAO
;
Li-ming XU
;
Chang-jiang XUE
;
Ying-mei NIU
Author Information
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- MeSH: Adult; Aged; Cytokines; blood; Female; Humans; Male; Middle Aged; Pneumoconiosis; blood
- From: Chinese Journal of Industrial Hygiene and Occupational Diseases 2013;31(7):508-510
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
-
Abstract:
OBJECTIVETo investigate the changes in expression of serum cytokines in patients with pneumoconiosis using cytokine antibody chips (CACs).
METHODSThe CAC technology was applied to measure the serum levels of 60 cytokines in 12 patients with pneumoconiosis and 3 normal controls.
RESULTSIn the patients with pneumoconiosis, the highly expressed serum cytokines included interleukin (IL)-1α, IL-1β, IL-2, ILs 4-16, macrophage colony-stimulating factor, interferon-γ, tumor necrosis factor (TNF)-α, TNF-β, human bone morphogenetic protein-6, fibroblast growth factor-7, neurotrophin-3, and stem cell factor, and the lowly expressed serum cytokines included recombinant human I-309, monocyte chemoattractant protein (MCP)-1, MCP-2, MCP-3, MCP-4, macrophage inflammatory protein (MIP)-1-δ, and MIP-3-α.
CONCLUSIONPatients with pneumoconiosis have changes in the expression of most serum cytokines.
