Table 2.
The levels of some Th1 cytokines in peripheral blood of patients before and after immunotherapy (pg/mL)
| Groups n |
The level of the cytokines |
P | |||||
|
IL-2 |
TNF-β |
IFN-γ |
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| Pre-therapy | Post-therapy | Pre-therapy | Post-therapy | Pre-therapy | Post-therapy | ||
| group I (65) | 10.2 ± 3.7 | 9.5 ± 3.8 | 25.3 ± 7.4 | 24.9 ± 4.5 | 29.5 ± 6.9 | 27.7 ± 7.3 | >0.25 |
| group II (73) | 13.5 ± 6.7 | 38.4 ± 6.2 | 18.0 ± 4.6 | 55.4 ± 10.1 | 27.4 ± 7.1 | 77.1 ± 18.2 | < 0.01 |