Table 4.
Levels of interleukin-8 (IL-8), eotaxin, interferon gamma-induced protein-10 (IP-10), monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1), macrophage inflammatory protein-1β (MIP-1β), and RANTES (regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted) before and after subchronic exposure to lead showed as a median and interquartile range (IQR), p value–Wilcoxon’s test
| Before exposure | After exposure | Relative change (%) | p value | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median | IQR | Median | IQR | |||
| IL-8 (pg/ml) | 4.30 | 3.53 | 5.77 | 6.37 | 34 | 0.047 |
| Eotaxin (pg/ml) | 93.0 | 87.1 | 106 | 66.9 | 14 | 0.437 |
| IP-10 (pg/ml) | 751 | 713 | 1052 | 795 | 40 | 0.074 |
| MCP-1 (pg/ml) | 33.5 | 29.9 | 27.7 | 38.7 | −17 | 0.248 |
| MIP-1β (pg/ml) | 51.7 | 30.8 | 62.1 | 43.7 | 20 | 0.002 |
| RANTES (pg/ml) | 21,431 | 3305 | 20,434 | 3309 | −5 | 0.174 |