Table 3.

Relative quantification of Toll-like receptors (TLRs) mRNA expression [control versus systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE) patients].

	Control	SLE	P-value*
TLR-2	0·082 ± 0·045	0·119 ± 0·058	0·019
TLR-3	1·801 ± 2·137	2·609 ± 2·069	0·089
TLR-4	3·035 ± 1·505	4·407 ± 2·239	0·051
TLR-5	0·243 ± 0·184	0·269 ± 0·132	0·279
TLR-7	1·365 ± 1·171	1·872 ± 0·756	0·011
TLR-8	3·658 ± 1·854	3·473 ± 1·985	0·741
TLR-9	1·477 ± 1·883	2·791 ± 1·914	0·007
IFN-α	0·037 ± 0·045	0·069 ± 0·059	0·033
LY6E	0·094 ± 0·044	0·343 ± 0·163	0·0000067

^*P-value was estimated by Mann–Whitney U-test. LY6E, lymphocyte antigen 6 complex, locus E; IFN, interferon.