Hi Health girl,

Cytokines are signaling proteins found throughout our bodies. When regulated, they direct a necessary immuno/inflammatory response. When deregulated, they can cause inflammation. Deregulated cytokines can cause neuro-inflammation and have been implicated in SFN, depression, MS...etc. if you Google "neuropathy," and "cytokines," you can find a bunch of articles.

I would attach ..but I'm on my unresponsive reader. Some articles have reported good results with the biologic infliximimab...even reporting healing as well as halting progression. I asked my neurologist to test me, but he only did for one... interleukin 6.

I'm having a lumbar puncture next week and asked to be tested for the gamut. We'll
see. (I feel my requests don't make him happy.)

Madisongrrl...my hospital does the tests....if I can get my neurologist to order them!
Does the lab you mentioned take insurance?