Table 2.
List of the 50 cytokines analysed by bioplex assay
| Inflammatory cytokines | Anti‐inflammatory cytokines | Chemokines | Growth factors | Adhesion molecules |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL‐1α | IL‐1ra | IL‐16 | b‐FGF | ICAM |
| IL‐1β | IL‐4 | IP‐10 | HGF | VCAM |
| IL‐2 | IL‐10 | MIG | VEGF | |
| IL‐2α | IL‐13 | MIP‐1α | PDGF‐BB | |
| IL‐3 | MIP‐1β | b‐NGF | ||
| IL‐5 | SDF‐1α | SCGF‐β | ||
| IL‐6 | GRO‐α | |||
| IL‐7 | MCP‐3 | |||
| IL‐8 | RANTES | |||
| IL‐9 | EOTAXIN | |||
| IL‐12 (p‐40) | G‐CSF | |||
| IL‐12 (p‐70) | CTACK | |||
| IL‐15 | SCF | |||
| IL‐17 | M‐CSF | |||
| IL‐18 | TRAIL | |||
| TNF‐α | LIF | |||
| GM‐CSF | TNF‐β | |||
| MIF | ||||
| MCP‐1 | ||||
| IFN‐γ | ||||
| IFN‐α2 |
b‐FGF, basic fibroblast growth factor; b‐NGF, beta‐nerve growth factor; CTACK, cutaneous T‐cell‐attracting chemokine; G‐CSF, granulocyte‐colony stimulating factor; GM‐CSF, granulocyte‐macrophage colony stimulating factor; GRO, growth related oncogene; HGF, hepatocyte growth factor; ICAM, intercellular adhesion molecule; IFN, interferon; IL, interleukin; IL‐1 ra, interleukin‐1 receptor antagonist; LIF, leukaemia inhibitory factor; MCP, monocyte chemotactic protein; M‐CSF, macrophage colony stimulating factor; MIF, macrophage migration inhibitory factor; MIG, monokine induced by interferon‐γ; MIP, macrophage inflammatory protein; PDGF, platelet‐derived growth factor; RANTES, regulated upon activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted; SCGF, stem cell growth factor; SDF, stromal cell‐derived factor; TNF, tumour necrosis factor; TRAIL, tumour necrosis factor‐related apoptosis inducing ligand; VCAM, vascular cell adhesion molecule; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor.