Table 1.

The inflammatory nature of cytokines [98,101,102].

Pro-inflammatory	Interleukin-1β
	Interleukin-8
	Interleukin-12
	Interleukin-18
	Interleukin-23
	Tumour necrosis factor-α
	Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1
Anti-inflammatory	Interleukin-10
	TGF-β
	Interleukin-4
	Interleukin-27
	Interleukin-35
Variable	Interferon-α *
	Interleukin-6 *

* Contrasting mechanisms demonstrate that this cytokine is both involved in pro- and anti-inflammatory processes [101,103].