The question arises whether or not our results have physiological relevance since PMA and anti-CD3 was used to elicit the cytokine responses we observed.
This cytokine response may contribute to cognitive impairment.
The trick, Dr. Straus said, is to leave enough of the cytokine response to combat the virus but not so much that it causes misery.
The technique has been most widely applied in the analysis of cytokine responses.
These inflammatory cytokine responses confer protective advantages to the host at the site of bacterial infection.
Nevertheless, difference of intracellular cytokine response to the adenoviral infection might explain the difference in transcription efficiency.
Stimulating the vagus nerve inhibits potentially damaging cytokine responses, and protects against organ damage caused by unregulated or excessive cytokine release.
The concentrations of bacterial products chosen were based on previous reports suggesting these amounts are appropriate and sufficient to elicit cytokine responses from human cells [ 56 57 ] .
The cytokine response to resistance exercise and moderate-intensity running occur differently, with the latter causing a more prolonged response, especially at the 12-24 hour mark.
Relationship of basal heart rate variability to in vivo cytokine responses after endotoxin exposure.