Table 3. Cytokines and chemokines in severe and non-severe patients infected with SFTSV and healthy individuals.
Severe cases (n = 9) | Non-severe cases (n = 31) | P value | All patients | Healthy individuals | P value | |
Median (range) | Median (range) | Median (range) | Median (range) | |||
TNF-α | 43.3 (21.3–97.9) | 26.4 (10.2–240.1) | 0.020 | 29.0 (10.2–240.1) | 3.0 (1.4–7.4) | <0.001 |
TGF-β | 7.0 (4.2–107.3) | 20.7 (3.0–100.1) | 0.604 | 20.6 (3.0–107.3) | 25.2 (10.3–63.8) | 0.441 |
IL-6 | 53.9 (23.4–172.5) | 31.4 (9.4–368.4) | 0.169 | 31.6 (9.4–368.4) | 6.7 (0.5–50.9) | <0.001 |
IP-10 | 369.7 (78.3–640.4) | 209.9 (60.9–361.5) | 0.024 | 225.1 (60.9–640.4) | 198.2 (75.8–313.3) | 0.055 |
IFN-γ | 236.4 (105.0–2216.1) | 35.4 (0.3–1530.8) | 0.001 | 64.0 (0.3–2216.1) | 136.0 (18.8–1083.0) | 0.008 |
RANTES | 1144.8 (419.3–2785.7) | 1618.2 (310.7–3231.9) | 0.448 | 1464.0 (310.7–3231.9) | 243.7 (11.1–443.1) | <0.001 |
Data are median, levels in pg/mL.