Table 3.
Serum cytokine concentrations in different neurological conditionsa
| Cytokine | IIH | MS | Other Inflammatory | p value (K-W) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| IL-1β | 0.98 (0.05-2.16) | 0.71 (0.02-1.78) | 0.81 (0.63-1.01) | 0.65 |
| IL-2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | U |
| IL-4 | 1.80 (0-4.52) | 1.35 (0-5.18) | 1.88 (1.5-2.38) | 0.40 |
| IL-6 | 4.06 (0-9.45) | 4.14 (0-28.41) | 2.92 (2.23-3.48) | 0.96 |
| IL-8 | 6.12 (3.74-7.28) | 6.77 (3.8-15.67) | 6.78 (6.47-7.09) | 0.76 |
| IL-10 | 1.22 (0.09-3.01) | 1.14 (0-2.69) | 0.82 (0.58-1.24) | 0.59 |
| IL-12p70 | 2.14 (0-4.87) | 2.51 (0-7.18) | 2.84 (0.97-4.5) | 0.52 |
| IL-17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | U |
| IL-22 | 9.92 (0-55.52) | 3.41 (0-18.62) | 272.01 (0-1052) | 0.09 |
| IL-23 | 0 | 0 | 0 | U |
| IFNγ | 87.93 (0-239.66) | 58.45 (0-129.1) | 76.96 (13.2-131.1) | 0.62 |
| TNFα | 17.63 (0-52.54) | 10.84 (0-40.08) | 12.57 (9.22-15.52) | 0.59 |
a
Concentrations are in pg/ml; range of cytokines values in each group are in parentheses.
KW p denotes Kruskal-Wallis p value for comparisons between groups. U denotes comparison not done due to undetectable cytokine concentrations.