Inflammatory Cytokines: Potential Biomarkers of Immunologic Dysfunction in Autism Spectrum Disorders

• Published in: Mediators of Inflammation Vol. 2015; no. 2015; pp. 759 - 768-267
• Main Authors: Xu, Ningan, Zhong, Yan, Li, Xiaohong
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Cairo, Egypt Hindawi Limiteds 01.01.2015; Hindawi Publishing Corporation; John Wiley & Sons, Inc; Wiley
• Subjects: Animals; Autism; Autism Spectrum Disorder - immunology; Autism Spectrum Disorder - metabolism; Behavior; Biological markers; Biomarkers - metabolism; Brain; Brain-derived neurotrophic factor; Children & youth; Cytokines; Cytokines - metabolism; Gangrene; Granulocyte-Macrophage Colony-Stimulating Factor - metabolism; Growth factors; Health aspects; Humans; Inflammation; Interleukin-1 - metabolism; Interleukin-2 - metabolism; Kinases; Laboratories; Nervous system; Pathogenesis; Physiological aspects; Proteins; Review; Studies; Transforming Growth Factor beta - metabolism; Tumor necrosis factor-TNF

Autism is a disorder of neurobiological origin characterized by problems in communication and social skills and repetitive behavior. After more than six decades of research, the etiology of autism remains unknown, and no biomarkers have been proven to be characteristic of autism. A number of studies...