The goal of this summer research was to establish the prevalence of pro-inflammatory and anti-inflammatory macrophages in the aortic ring samples of mice that were infused with Interleukin-6. Furthermore, this research could possibly give more insight into the signals that initiate and promote aneurysm growth in humans that are afflicted with abdominal aortic aneurysms, also known as AAA. Through the use of antigen retrieval and immunohistochemistry, results were obtained, but the results were contrary to what was expected.
Ebai, Joseph, "Macrophage Polarization in th Aorta Following IL-6 Infusion" (2018). South Carolina Junior Academy of Science. 17.