“…In 200 participants, a High Sensitivity T-cell Discovery Array 14-plex analysis was performed ( Supplementary Figure 1 A and B ). Based on the hierarchical clustering analysis described previously ( Gigase et al, 2022 ), IL-1β, IL-6 and IL-17A were selected together with high sensitivity C-reactive protein (HS-CRP) as an established marker of general inflammation. Cytokines and HS-CRP were assessed in the entire cohort using the High Sensitivity T-cell Discovery Array 3-Plex (Millipore, St. Charles, MO, USA) at Eve Technologies using the Bio-Plex ™ 200 system (Bio-Rad Laboratories, Inc., Hercules, CA, USA).…”