Table 3.

A summary of the cytokines produced by CD8 lymphocytes and their main subpopulations in basal conditions (medium) and after PMA stimulation. ↑ = Increased in our study; ↓ = decreased in our study; ___ = No variation.

	CD8 Lymphocytes		CD8 Naïve		CD8 Effector		CD8 Effector Memory		CD8 Central Memory
	Medium	PMA	Medium	PMA	Medium	PMA	Medium	PMA	Medium	PMA
IFN-γ	↑ in SCI-LCP when compared to HC	__________	↑ in SCI-LCP when compared to HC	__________	__________	↑ in SCI-ECP when compared to SCI-SP	__________	↓ in SCI-LCP when compared to SCI-ECP	__________	__________
IL-10	↑ in SCI-LCP when compared to HC and SCI-SP	↑ in SCI-LCP when compared to HC	↑ in SCI-LCP when compared to HC	↑ in SCI-LCP when compared to HC	↑ in SCI-LCP when compared to HC and SCI-SP	↑ in SCI-LCP and SCI-ECP when compared to HC	↑ in SCI-LCP when compared to HC	↑ in SCI-LCP and SCI-SP when compared to HC	↑ in SCI-LCP when compared to HC	↑ in SCI-LCP, SCI-ECP, and SCI-SP when compared to HC
IL-17	__________	↑ in SCI-LCP when compared to HC	↑ in SCI-LCP when compared to HC	↑ in SCI-LCP when compared to HC	__________	__________	__________	__________	__________	↑ in SCI-LCP and SCI-ECP when compared to HC
IL-9	↑ in SCI-LCP when compared to HC	↑ in SCI-LCP, SCI-ECP, and SCI-SP when compared to HC	↑ in SCI-LCP and SCI-ECP when compared to HC	↑ in SCI-LCP, SCI-ECP, and SCI-SP when compared to HC	↑ in SCI-LCP and SCI-SP when compared to HC	↑ in SCI-LCP, SCI-ECP, and SCI-SP when compared to HC	↑ in SCI-LCP when compared to HC and SCI-ECP	↑ in SCI-LCP and SCI-SP when compared to HC	↑ in SCI-LCP when compared to HC	↑ in SCI-LCP and SCI-ECP when compared to HC
TNF-α	__________	↑ in SCI-SP when compared to HC	↑ in SCI-LCP and SCI-ECP when compared to HC	↑ in SCI-LCP when compared to HC	↑ in SCI-ECP when compared to SCI-SP and SCI-LCP	__________	__________	__________	↑ SCI-ECP and SCI-SP when compared to HC and SCI-LCP (also ↑ relative to HC)	↑ in SCI-SP when compared to HC and with SCI-LCP
IL-2	__________	__________	__________	__________	↑ in SCI-LCP when compared to HC	__________	↑ in SCI-LCP when compared to HC	__________	↑ in SCI-LCP when compared to HC	__________