Table 4.
Families of cytokines that were identified in RBC lysates (n = the number of proteins in each family and b = the number of analytes available on the assayed Bio-Plex kits).
| Family | Cytokine |
|---|---|
| C-C chemokines(n = 27; b = 7) | CTACK |
| Eotaxin | |
| MCP-1 | |
| MCP-3 | |
| MIP-1α | |
| MIP-1β | |
| RANTES | |
| CSF family (n = 3; b = 3) | G-CSF |
| GM-CSF | |
| M-CSF | |
| C-X-C chemokines (n = 17; b = 5) | GRO-α |
| IL-8 | |
| IP-10 | |
| MIG | |
| SDF-1α | |
| FGF growth factors (n = 22; b = 1) | bFGF |
| GM-CSF/IL-5/IL-3 family (n = 3; b = 3) | GM-CSF |
| IL-3 | |
| IL-5 | |
| IFN family (Type I) (n = 17; b = 1) | IFN-α2 |
| IFN family (Type II) (n = 1; b = 1) | IFN-γ |
| IL-1 superfamily (n = 11; b = 4) | IL-1α |
| IL-1β | |
| IL-1ra | |
| IL-18 | |
| IL-6 family (n = 11; b = 3) | G-CSF |
| LIF | |
| IL-12 family (n = 5; b = 2) | IL-12(p40) |
| IL-12(p70) | |
| IL-17 family (n = 6; b = 1) | IL-17 |
| MIF family (n = 2; b = 1) | MIF |
| PDGF growth factors (n = 10; b = 2) | PDGF-bb |
| VEGF | |
| TNF superfamily (n = 19; b = 3) | TNF-α |
| TNF-β | |
| TRAIL |