Circulating proteomic biomarkers assessed in the study using flow cytometry multiplex arrays
| Class | Biomarkers |
| IL | IL-1α, IL-1β, IL-2, IL-3, IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, LIF, IL-7, IL-9, IL-10, IL-12p70, IL-13, IL-15, IL-16, IL-17, IL-18 |
| IL receptors | IL-1Rα, IL-2Rα |
| Chemokines | MCP1=CCL2, MIP1α=CCL3, MIP1β=CCL4, RANTES=CCL5, MCP3=CCL7, CTACK=CCL27, eotaxin, GROa=CXCL1, IL-8=CXCL8, MIG=CXCL9, IP10=CXCL10, SDF1=CXCL12 |
| Growth factors | MCSF = CSF1,神经生长因子、自洽场SCGFβ,TNF -α,TNF -β1,HGF, PDGFbb, FGF2=FGF-β, GCSF, GMCSF, VEGF-A |
| Other cytokines | MIF, TRAIL, IFNA2, IFN-γ |
IL: interleukin; LIF: leukaemia inhibitory factor; SDF: stromal cell-derived factor; MCSF: macrophage colony-stimulating factor; CSF: colony-stimulating factor; NGF: nerve growth factor; SCF: stem cell factor; SCGF: stem cell growth factor; TNF: tumour necrosis factor; HGF: hepatocyte growth factor; PDGF: platelet-derived growth factor; FGF: basic fibroblast growth factor; GCSF: granulocyte colony-stimulating factor; GMCSF: granulocyte–macrophage colony-stimulating factor; VEGF: vascular endothelial growth factor; MIF: macrophage migration inhibitory factor; TRAIL: TNF-related apoptosis-inducing ligand; IFNA2: interferon α2; IFN: interferon.