The National Institutes of Health (NIH) intends to negotiate a contract on a
sole source basis with RayBiotech, Norcross, GA. The purpose of the contract is to obtain multiplex inflammation arrays. These arrays need to be for both human and mouse models. The kits are used for experiments to inform clinical protocols in humans and mice to detect inflammation pathways. Better characterization of inflammation pathways and how this relates to fatigue symptoms are a primary outcome for the symptom biology unit (SBU). This work will evaluate cytokines and their role in innate immunity, apoptosis, angiogenesis, cell growth and differentiation. Although the kits are available from various vendors, the Inflammation arrays from RayBiotech are specific to the species being evaluated.

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