Table 2.
Cytokine measurement in plasma sample
| Groups | TNF-α(pg/ml) | P | IL-6(pg/ml) | P | IL-10(pg/ml) | P | IFN-α(pg/ml) | P |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Non-pregnant | 0·56 ± 0·06 | 1·38 ± 1·13 | 14·78 ± 6·74 | 0·89 ± 0·46 | ||||
| 1st trimester | 1·18 ± 0·39 | n.s. | 1·04 ± 0·16 | n.s. | 25·53 ± 11·43 | n.s. | 1·64 ± 0·61 | n.s. |
| 2nd trimester | 0·59 ± 0·07 | n.s. | 1·11 ± 0·51 | n.s. | 16·80 ± 4·20 | n.s. | 2·96 ± 1·31 | n.s. |
| 3rd trimester | 0·68 ± 0·18 | n.s. | 6·51 ± 2·37 | < 0·05 | 5·46 ± 1·06 | n.s. | 2·10 ± 1·39 | n.s. |
Data shown as mean ± standard error of the mean from 21 non-pregnant and six, 13 and 23 pregnant women in the first, second and third trimesters, respectively. P: significance of the difference compared with non-pregnant women. IFN, interferon; IL, interleukin; TNF, tumour necrosis factor; n.s., not significant.