Figure 1.

Effects of delayed centrifugation on protein levels in plasma. Line plot illustrates the change in plasma protein levels for 72 inflammation-related proteins at 24, 48, and 72 h standby time (room temperature, 22 °C) before sample processing (i.e., centrifuge, −80 °C storage) compared with baseline (<1 h). Heat map illustrates the change in protein level at the same time points compared with baseline for three healthy individuals and relapsing-remitting multiple sclerosis (MS) patients. Proteins are ordered (top to bottom) from greatest increase to greatest decrease after 72 h.