Ethylene, an early marker of systemic inflammation in humans

Abstract Ethylene is a major plant hormone mediating developmental processes and stress responses to stimuli such as infection. We show here that ethylene is also produced during systemic inflammation in humans and is released in exhaled breath. Traces of ethylene were detected by laser spectroscopy...

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Main Authors: Laurent M. Paardekooper, Geert van den Bogaart, Matthijs Kox, Ilse Dingjan, Anne H. Neerincx, Maura B. Bendix, Martin ter Beest, Frans J. M. Harren, Terence Risby, Peter Pickkers, Nandor Marczin, Simona M. Cristescu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Publishing Group 2017-07-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-017-05930-9