Inflammatory markers
inflammation
INFLAMMATION
Systemic inflammation will be operationalized with CRP and measured with an immunoturbidimetric assay at Quest Diagnostics (Wood Dale, IL, USA). Circulating cytokines (GM-CSF, IL-2, IL-4, IL-6, IL-8, IL-10, TNFα, and IFNγ) will be measured with the Bio-Plex human cytokine assay (Bio-Rad, Hercules, CA, USA) at the UIC Research Resources Center (Chicago, IL, USA).