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. 2022 May 2;14:829049. doi: 10.3389/fnagi.2022.829049

TABLE 4.

Plasma cytokine levels in AD subjects converge to normal or near normal levels following TEMT.

Cytokine Approximate convergence level after 2-months of TEMT (pg/ml) Published normal aged level (pg/ml)
GCSF 72 73.6
Leung et al., 2013
GMCSF 12 20.3
Kim, J. Trans. Med. 2011; 9: 113
VEGF 100 100
Kim, J. Trans. Med. 2011; 9: 113
PDGF 3,200* 3320
Leung et al., 2013
IL-10 10 10.0
Leung et al., 2013
IL-15 1.5 2.0
Gangemi, Med. Inflam. 2005; 4: 245
IL-17α 2.4 2.0
Simundic, Kid. BP Res. 2017; 42: 99
IL-18 225 179
Oda, PLOS ONE 2013; 8: e81497

*Based only on 2-month levels in the higher baseline PDGF subjects (Group 2) because most subjects in the lower baseline group (Group 1) had appreciably over-shot normal levels.