Study of the Effect of Innate on the Inflammatory Response to Endotoxin
NCT01143480
This study is recruiting at 1 US site in 1 state, according to its ClinicalTrials.gov record last updated .
Summary
Background: - Innate immunity is the process by which white blood cells and other parts of the immune system sense and respond to potential infections by causing an inflammation. Researchers are interested in studying how the body responds to certain environmental factors, and whether the body s response can contribute to chronic illnesses or diseases such as asthma and certain types of cancers. Objectives: - To examine how specific genes and proteins in blood cells respond to environmental exposures. Eligibility: - Healthy volunteers between 18 and 45 years of age.
Shortened from the sponsor's brief summary. View official record on ClinicalTrials.gov
Conditions studied
- Asthma
- Atherosclerosis
- Metabolic Syndrome
- Insulin Resistance
- Cancer
Eligibility basics and study details
- Study type
- Observational
- Phase
- Not applicable
- Ages
- 18 to 100 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Sponsor
- National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS)
- Last updated on ClinicalTrials.gov
- September 22, 2026
These are the basic criteria only. The full inclusion and exclusion criteria are on the official record, and the study team decides who can take part.
US recruiting sites
North Carolina · 1
- NIEHS Clinical Research Unit (CRU) · Research Triangle Park, NC
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov, data processed . Recruiting US sites filtered by distance and site status; summaries shortened.