Table 2.

Monocyte intracellular IL-8 and TNF-α production expressed as percentage of positive cells and geometric mean fluorescence

		Percentage of positive cells		Geometric mean fluorescence
Samples	Number	IL-8	TNF-α	IL-8	Range	TNF-α	Range
Normal	29	39·6 ± 16·0	84·5 ± 7·7	29·7	4·0–59·3	609·7	80·9–1604·7
Relapse	28	29·9 ± 22·8a,b	67·0 ± 14·0c,d	32·6	4·2–113·0	203·5c,e	24·2–706·2
Remission	27	48·2 ± 19·4	80·4 ± 11·4	34·7	4·4–74·2	369·5f	22·9–1003·4

^aP < 0·02, comparing nephrotic relapse with normal controls;

^bP < 0·002, comparing nephrotic relapse with remission;

^cP < 0·001, comparing nephrotic relapse with normal controls;

^dP < 0·001, comparing nephrotic relapse with remission;

^fP < 0·03, comparing nephrotic remission with normal controls.