Frequency of Significant Post-treatment Increases in Cytokine Expression.

Levels of 40 different cytokines and chemokines associated with inflammatory responses were analyzed in plasma samples obtained from 4 OMT and 4 sham participants using a cytokine antibody array following the manufacturer's instructions. Plasma samples (pretreatment and 30 min post-treatment) from OMT and control participants were compared in order to determine changes in the levels of immune molecules due to treatment.

本研究严格遵循制造商的操作指南，采用细胞因子抗体芯片（cytokine antibody array），对采集自4名OMT受试者与4名假治疗（sham）受试者的血浆样本中40种与炎症反应相关的细胞因子（cytokines）和趋化因子（chemokines）水平进行了分析检测。随后，对比OMT组与对照组受试者在治疗前及治疗后30分钟采集的血浆样本，以明确治疗引发的免疫分子水平变化。