Table 3. Blood cytokine concentrations in the ASD and TD groups.
ASD N=32 | TD N=28 | Value | P | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Mean | SD | Mean | SD | |||
IL-17F ng/ml | 0.11 | 0.602 | 0.02 | 0.033 | 0.848 | 0.400 |
IFN-γ pg/ml | 7.81 | 6.010 | 6.85 | 3.484 | 0.742 | 0.461 |
IL-10 pg/ml | 0.68 | 0.965 | 0.51 | 0.969 | 0.686 | 0.496 |
IL-17A pg/ml | 6.92 | 2.982 | 5.65 | 1.761 | 1.963 | 0.048* |
IL-22 ng/ml | 1.30 | 7.245 | 0.24 | 0.625 | 0.771 | 0.444 |
IL-1B pg/ml | 3.09 | 1.177 | 2.53 | 0.608 | 2.252 | 0.023* |
IL-2 pg/ml | 3.98 | 1.832 | 3.30 | 1.132 | 1.696 | 0.095 |
IL-21 pg/ml | 13.34 | 8.717 | 9.76 | 6.390 | 1.792 | 0.078 |
IL-4 ng/ml | 0.04 | 0.026 | 0.03 | 0.023 | 0.559 | 0.578 |
IL-6 pg/ml | 3.78 | 5.099 | 1.90 | 2.694 | 1.749 | 0.086 |
TNF-α pg/ml | 12.15 | 4.627 | 8.77 | 3.168 | 3.259 | 0.002* |
* P < 0.05 between the ASD and control groups.