Table 2.
Comparison of various cytokines and angiogenic factors in follicular fluid and serum of women with endometriosis and controls undergoing IVF
| Parameters | Follicular fluid | Serum | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Endometriosis (n = 200)a | Controls (n = 140)b | Endometriosis (n = 200)c | Controls (n = 140)d | |
| IL-β 1 (pg/ml) | 178.67 ± 19.8 | 108.35 ± 14.2 | 247.47 ± 32.6 | 97.43 ± 12.7 |
| TNF-α (pg/ml) | 31.85 ± 3.2 | 17.95 ± 2.5 | 58.24 ± 7.3 | 41.61 ± 3.6 |
| IL-2 (pg/ml) | 144.21 ± 13.4 | 92.36 ± 12.4 | 336.25 ± 28.7 | 248.34 ± 29.6 |
| IL-4 (pg/ml) | 214.24 ± 23.6 | 132.26 ± 17.3 | 467.58 ± 52.6 | 332.44 ± 37.2 |
| IL-6 (pg/ml) | 17.37 ± 2.5 | 11.5 ± 2.4 | 74.56 ± 8.2 | 46.51 ± 5.3 |
| IL-8 (pg/ml) | 13.26 ± 0.9 | 5.61 ± 0.7 | 35.83 ± 4.5 | 21.56 ± 1.3 |
| IL-10 (pg/ml) | 118.65 ± 13.6 | 74.86 ± 10.2 | 374.25 ± 35.2 | 186.54 ± 23.5 |
| IL-12 (pg/ml) | 361.54 ± 27.4 | 168.42 ± 11.5 | 583.28 ± 49.4 | 429.36 ± 45.8 |
| INF-γ (pg/ml) | 78.72 ± 9.6 | 46.28 ± 5.8 | 236.46 ± 25.4 | 121.51 ± 15.5 |
| VEGF (pg/ml) | 571.08 ± 64.08 | 342.82 ± 37.3 | 748.57 ± 65.2 | 584.78 ± 55.3 |
| ADM (pg/ml) | 423.21 ± 35.2 | 216.42 ± 17.2 | 663.53 ± 61.4 | 503.82 ± 53.6 |
| Angiogenin (pg/ml) | 472.39 ± 51.2 | 324.35 ± 32.6 | 732.36 ± 81.5 | 587.35 ± 65.3 |
Mean ± SD
a versus b and c versus d are significant: P < 0.001