Cytokine Panel 13, Serum

Performed by: Quest Diagnostics

Biomarkers included in this panel:

Interferon Gamma, Serum

IFN-γ is a helper T-cell 1 (Th1)-derived cytokine and plays a critical role for both innate and adaptive immunity against viral and intracellular bacterial infections and tumor control.

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Interleukin 1 Beta, Serum

Interleukin-1-beta, one form of interleukin-1, is made mainly by one type of white blood cell, the macrophage, and helps another type of white blood cell, the lymphocyte, fight infections. It also helps leukocytes pass through blood vessel walls to s

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Interleukin 10, Serum

Interleukin-10 is an important suppressor of immune responses.  In vitro studies indicate that Interleukin-10 directly inhibits IL-2 and IL-5 production by TH1 and TH2 cells. Interleukin-10 acts as an immunosuppressor of antigen presenti

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Interleukin 12, Serum

This family of cytokines plays crucial roles in shaping immune responses during antigen presentation and influence cell-fate decisions of differentiating naïve T cells. They also play essential roles in regulating functions of a variety of

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Interleukin 13, Serum

Interleukin 13 is a mediator of allergic inflammation and different diseases including asthma. IL-13 is implicated in numerous processes, including a) recruitment of eosinophils and M2 macrophages to the lung, b) induction of mucus secretion into

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Interleukin 17, Serum

IL-17A, commonly referred to as IL-17, is involved in normal physiological processes and is also a leading pathogenic cytokine in a wide range of pathologic conditions, including cancer and autoimmune disorders, due to its strong proinflammatory

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Interleukin 2 Receptor, Soluble, Serum

Soluble Interleukin 2 receptor concentration reflects the immune activation in autoimmune diseases, neoplasms (notably lymphoproliferations), and infections.

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Interleukin 2, Serum

Interleukin 2 is a pleiotropic cytokine produced primarily by mitogen- or antigen- activated T lymphocytes. Interleukin 2 plays a role in promoting the clonal expansion of antigen-specific cytotoxic and suppressor T cells. In vitro studi

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Interleukin 4, Serum

Interleukin 4 is a pleiotropic cytokine produced by activated T lymphocytes, CD3+ cells, NK-T cells, mast cells, eosinophils, and basophils.  Interleukin 4 has multiple immune response modulation functions on a variety of cell types. It

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Interleukin 5, Serum

Interleukin 5 plays a critical role in the host immune response to helminthic infections and has been implicated in the pathology of certain allergic diseases, asthma, and vasculitis. 

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Interleukin 6, Serum

Interleukin-6 is involved in inflammation and infection responses and also in the regulation of metabolic, regenerative, and neural processes.

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Interleukin 8, Serum

Interleukin 8 (IL-8) is a promising marker for many clinical conditions and currently being applied by various subspecialties of medicine either for the purpose of rapid diagnosis or as a predictor of prognosis. Nevertheless, IL-8 level increased as

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Tumor Necrosis Factor Alpha, Serum

Results are used to understand the pathophysiology of immune, infectious, or inflammatory disorders, or may be used for research purposes. Tumor necrosis factor-α (cachectin) and tumor necrosis factor-β (lymphotoxin) are two closely rel

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