Table 3. Median post-treatment urinary cytokines by week of therapy.
Median (IQR) urinary cytokine concentration (pg/ml) | ||||
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Cytokine | Week 1 | Week 4 | Week 6 | P-value* |
IL-2 | 0.0 (0-0.5) | 25.7 (7.6-73.1) | 40.3 (15.5 – 147.2) | 0.006 |
IL-4 | 0.16 (0-1.7) | 0.62 (0.08-6.1) | 3.88 (1.87-20.18) | 0.18 |
IL-8 | 171.7 (54.1-1061) | 681.7 (413.3-1724) | 3212 (958.2-4787) | 0.007 |
IL-10 | 2.3 (1.6-3.1) | 29.5 (2.3-654.2) | 121.7 (9.8-510.4) | 0.023 |
IL-17 | 3.5 (2.7-8.0) | 66.0 (16.4-411.1) | 623.9 (41.4-942.6) | 0.085 |
IFN-γ | 0.0 (0.0-4.3) | 17.0 (0.7-42.8) | 107.9 (1.0-239.6) | 0.072 |
TNF-α | 2.3 (1.3-44.8) | 569.6 (21.6-2445) | 2149 (42.1-2449) | 0.024 |
P-value by non-parametric test for trend. IFN, interferon. IL, interleukin. TNF, tumor necrosis factor. IQR, interquartile range