TABLE 3.

Relation of serum or plasma IL-6 levels to histopathological diagnosis of rejection and eventual mortality in liver transplant recipients (n = 24)

Group	n	Pathological diagnosis		Mortality
		No ACRa	4
No lL-6 spike	6	Minimal-mild ACR	2	0/6(0%)
(group 1)		Moderate-severe ACR	0
		No ACR	3
Single IL-6 spike	8	Minimal-mild ACR	1	2/8(25%)
(group 2)		Moderate-severe ACR	4
		No ACR	0
Multiple IL-6 spikes	6	Minimal-mild ACR	1	4/6(67%)
(group 3)		Moderate-severe ACR	5
		No ACR	2
Continuously high IL-6	4	Minimal-mild ACR	2	4/4(100%)
(group 4)		Moderate-severe ACR	0

^aACR, acute cellular rejection.