Table 1.
List of 34 cytokines assessed with intra- * and inter-assay ** CV.
| # | Parameters | * | ** | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Growth Factors | Definition | |||
| 1 | EGF (pg/mL) | Epidermal growth factor | 2.3 | 5.8 |
| 2 | FGF-2 (pg/mL) | Basic fibroblast growth factor 2 | 2.3 | 4.8 |
| 3 | TGFα (pg/mL) | Transforming growth factor alpha | 4.1 | 9.5 |
| 4 | VEGF (pg/mL) | Vascular endothelial growth factor | 3.7 | 10.4 |
| Colony Stimulating Factors | ||||
| 5 | G-CSF (pg/mL) | Granulocyte colony-stimulating factor | 1.8 | 15.5 |
| 6 | GM-CSF (pg/mL) | Granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor | 3.1 | 10.1 |
| Interleukins | ||||
| 7 | IL-1ra (pg/mL) | Interleukin-1 receptor antagonist | 2.1 | 10.7 |
| 8 | IL-1α (pg/mL) | Interleukin-1 alpha | 3.3 | 12.8 |
| 9 | IL-1β (pg/mL) | Interleukin-1 beta | 2.3 | 6.7 |
| 10 | IL-2 (pg/mL) | Interleukin-2 | 2.1 | 6.3 |
| 11 | IL-4 (pg/mL) | Interleukin-4 | 2.9 | 14.2 |
| 12 | IL-5 (pg/mL) | Interleukin-5 | 2.6 | 10.8 |
| 13 | IL-6 (pg/mL) | Interleukin-6 | 2.0 | 18.3 |
| 14 | IL-7 (pg/mL) | Interleukin-7 | 1.7 | 16.1 |
| 15 | IL-8 (pg/mL) | Interleukin-8 | 1.9 | 3.5 |
| 16 | IL-10 (pg/mL) | Interleukin-10 | 1.6 | 16.8 |
| 17 | IL-13 (pg/mL) | Interleukin-13 | 2.2 | 9.2 |
| 18 | IL-15 (pg/mL) | Interleukin-15 | 2.7 | 8.1 |
| 19 | IL-17α (pg/mL) | Interleukin-17 alpha | 2.2 | 7.9 |
| 20 | IL-23 (pg/mL) | Interleukin-23 | 3.2 | 5.1 |
| Chemokines | ||||
| 21 | EOTAXIN (pg/mL) | 7.2 | 10.8 | |
| 22 | Fractalkine (pg/mL) | 4.5 | 9.4 | |
| 23 | GRO (pg/mL) | Growth-regulated oncogene | 2.1 | 9.2 |
| 24 | IP-10 (pg/mL) | Interferon-inducible protein 10 | 2.6 | 15.3 |
| 25 | MCP-3 (pg/mL) | Monocyte chemotactic protein-3 | 1.6 | 6.4 |
| 26 | MDC (pg/mL) | Macrophage-derived chemokine | 1.6 | 7.2 |
| 27 | MCP-1 (pg/mL) | Monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 | 1.5 | 7.9 |
| 28 | MIP-1α (pg/mL) | Macrophage inflammatory protein-1 alpha | 1.9 | 14.5 |
| 29 | MIP-1β (pg/mL) | Macrophage inflammatory protein-1 beta | 2.4 | 8.8 |
| Interferons | ||||
| 30 | IFNγ (pg/mL) | Interferon gamma | 1.6 | 12.0 |
| 31 | IFNα2 (pg/mL) | Interferon alpha 2 | 2.4 | 13.3 |
| Inflammatory Cytokines | ||||
| 32 | sCD40L (pg/mL) | Soluble CD40 Ligand | 3.7 | 18.9 |
| Inflammatory Proteins | ||||
| 33 | TNFα (pg/mL) | Tumor necrosis factor alpha | 2.6 | 13.0 |
| 34 | CRP (ug/dL) | C-reactive protein | 4.4 | 6.6 |
* intra-assay CV (%); ** inter-assay CV (%).