Table 2.

The Levels of IL-6, TNF-α and TTP in Plasma and Urine Samples.

	Control subjects	T2DM patients	DN patients
Plasma
IL-6 (pg/ml)	3.685 ± 0.471	4.159 ± 0.443	7.397 ± 2.196*#
TNF-α (pg/ml)	2.010 ± 0.284	2.373 ± 0.132	8.087 ± 3.122*#
TTP (pg/ml)	284.19 ± 20.61	196.14 ± 17.11*	81.34 ± 16.51*#
Urine
IL-6 (pg/ml)	2.373 ± 0.585	4.242 ± 0.668	6.176 ± 0.664*#
TNF-α (pg/ml)	7.202 ± 1.42	11.241 ± 1.53	22.639 ± 1.47*#
TTP (pg/ml)	244.19 ± 18.37	160.03 ± 19.41*	68.61 ± 17.49*#

*Compared to control subjects, P < 0.05.

^#Compared to T2DM patients, P < 0.05.