The phrase "and augmented level of" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when discussing an increase or enhancement in a particular level or degree of something, often in technical or formal contexts.
Example: "The new software update provides an augmented level of security for user data."
Alternatives: "increased level of" or "enhanced level of".
These atopic individuals have increased allergen specific IgE, total serum IgE and augmented levels of blood eosinophils that are induced by the Th2 subset of T cells.
In fact, rather than osmotic stimuli, hypovolemia (either true or effective), which is detected by peripheral baroreceptors [ 39, 40] and augmented levels of aldosterone and angiotensin II [ 41], are more likely to play leading roles in promoting enhanced salt appetite.
In addition, the beta cell secretome is altered in individuals with type 2 diabetes, for example, it displays increased amounts of proinsulin [ 75] and augmented levels of human islet amyloid polypeptide (IAPP) (which is co-secreted with insulin).
Such adhesion is favored by high ATP concentrations and limited by adenosine, with mutant mice lacking CD39 or CD73 having augmented level of leukocyte adhesion to endothelial cells [ 70, 71].
Moreover, higher levels of inflammatory markers are a predictor of increased cardiovascular risk in diabetic patients [ 50] and, on the other hand, augmented levels of circulating inflammatory markers also relate to the incidence of diabetes mellitus [ 51].
In addition, tubular epithelial cells cultured from ADPKD cysts display augmented levels of proliferation and upregulation of proliferation-associated genes such as c-Myc, Ki-67 and PCNA [ 5- 8].
Supporting this is that some of the G0S2-TG mice had augmented levels of immunodeficiency-related anti-nuclear and anti-dsDNA antibodies in their sera (Fig. 7B), although these phenotypes are related not to vasculitis but to SLE.
Increased levels of phagocyte-derived catecholamines were associated with intensification of the acute inflammatory response, as assessed by increased plasma leak of albumin, enhanced myeloperoxidase content in lungs, augmented levels of proinflammatory mediators in bronchoalveolar lavage fluids, and elevated expression of pulmonary ICAM-1 and VCAM-1.
In this study, we found notably augmented levels of total APC mRNA levels (from promoters 1A and 1B) as well as APC 1B mRNA in the adenomas investigated by qRT-PCR, of which 13 out of 16 samples displayed APC promoter 1A hypermethylation (Figure 4).
The former two mutants deposit less callose whereas the insensitive mutant deposit augmented levels of callose (de Torres-Zabala et al., 2007).
