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. 2023 Apr 14;56:e0565-2022. doi: 10.1590/0037-8682-0565-2022

SUPPLEMENTARY TABLE. 2: Plasma cytokine profiles (pg/mL) in COVID-19 patients at baseline (D 1) versus day 28 (D 28).

Groups Ixekizumab IL-2 Colchicine SOC
IFN- γ D 1 2.92 (1.81-74.19) 44.73 (4.13-85.33) 3.90 (2.21-17.91) 2.92 (1.90-8.65)
D 28 (n=5) (n=2) (n=4) (n=3)
4.90 (1.56-25.17) 4.29 (3.68-4.90) 2.17 (1.20-13.77) 1.90 (0.81-10.57)
(n=5) (n=2) (n=4) (n=3)
p-value >0.999 n too small 0.2500 0.999
IL-1 β D1 24.19 (10.82-64.50) 40.24 (5.46-75.01) 10.25 (1.73-38.49) 9.78 (1.31-51.44)
(n=3) (n=4) (n=4) (n=3)
D 28 0.53 (0.53-1.06) 14.17 (6.47-21.87) 4.63 (0.71-31.73) 13.28 (1.96-37.09)
(n=3) (n=2) (n-=4) (n=3)
p-value 0.2500 n too small 0.6250 >0.999
IL-4 D 1 1.94 (1.10-2.96) 2.38 (1.78-11.54) 2.63 (1.70-3.54) 0.97 (0.40-2.65)
(n=7) (n=3) (n=6) (n=6)
D 28 1.49 (0.40-3.54) 2.31 (0.82-31.16) 1.10 (0.51-3.26) 2.07 (1.45-4.22)
(n=7) (n=3) (n=6) (n=6)
p-value 0.2969 >0.9999 0.5625 0.4375
IL-6 D 1 23.93 (4.20-88.66) 4.21 (0.31-8.11) 4.83 (2.11-16.44) 2.39 (0.50-6.96)
(n=5) (n=2) (n=4) (n=4)
D 28 7.72 (0.24-19.82) 0.63 (0.41-0.85) 0.76 (0.39-1.63) 1.02 (0.46-1.64)
(n=5) (n=2) (n=4) (n=4)
p-value 0.3125 n too small 0.125 0.500
IL-10 D 1 12.96 (5.06-60.99) 5.22 (2.13-9.01) 7.57 (2.19-15.08) 3.80 (2.00-5.02)
(n=5) (n=3) (n=4) (n=5)
D 28 2.08 (1.14-13.50) 7.36 (6.75-32.43) 1.69 (1.01-3.40) 3.99 (2.17-4.93)
(n=5) (n=3) (n=4) (n=5)
p-value 0.0625 0.2500 0.1250 >0.9999
IL-18 D 1 385.20 (71.01-482.40) 139.10 (125.80-547.70) 234.50 (207.00-259.20) 185.30 (104.80-298.10)
(n=7) (n=3) (n=6) (n=6)
D 28 366.60 (256.40-822.10) 284.90 (230.00-311.10) 231.20 (168.10-273.40) 131.50 (77.89-297.00)
(n=7) (n=3) (n=6) (n=6)
p-value 0.4694 >0.9999 0.8438 0.8438
MCP-1 D 1 295.80 (139.10-361.70) 199.40 (174.40-224.30) 292.10 (213.80-338.10) 178.90 (159.00-333.90)
(n=7) (n=2) (n=6) (n=5)
D 28 303.30 (224.30-661.40) 216.90 (197.80-235.90) 235.60 (158.60-354.10) 230.00 (119.20-238.90)
(n=7) (n=2) (n=6) (n=5)
p-value 0.3750 n too small 0.3125 0.4375

Data are presented as the Median and Interquartile Range (IQR). Comparisons between baseline (D1) and D28 using Wilcoxon matched-pairs rank test, p>0.05. It was not possible to analyze cytokine values ​​from patients treated with low doses of IL-2 because of the small sample size.