Table 3.
Inflammatory cytokines in liver transplant recipients, non-alcoholic steatohepatitis and controls
| Variable (median - 25th-75th percentile) | NASH (n = 22) | LT (n = 44) | 1Controls (n = 20) | P |
| TNFα (pg/mL) | 13.4 (8.85-22.2) | 12.1 (8.58-26.6) | 10.1 (5.0 -13.6) | 0.121 |
| IFNγ (pg/mL) | 411.9 (192.3-1361.7) | 626.1 (286.9-1572.3) | 67.9 (42.2-100.6) | < 0.001 |
| IL-8 (pg/mL) | 57.8 (43.8-70.2) | 36.5 (31.2-44.9) | 40.7 (36.5-53.3) | < 0.001 |
| IL-10 (pg/mL) | 32.3 (22.5-49.8) | 32.3 (25.8-62.5) | 62.5 (34.4-85.3) | 0.019 |
1Comparisons: IFNγ (NASH = LT-P = 0.3; NASH and LT > controls - P < 0.001); IL-8 (NASH > LT - P < 0.001; NASH > controls - P = 0.04; LT = controls - P = 0.11); IL-10 (NASH = LT - P = 0.84; NASH < controls - P = 0.02; LT < controls - P = 0.04).