Table 1.

Comparison of the TNFα and soluble receptors (pg/ml) following cell culture in media alone or stimulation with PHA in children with autism (n = 36) and typically developing controls (n = 27). Data are presented as mean ± standard error of means (SEM).

		TNα	sTNFRI	sTNFRII
Media	ASD	34.38 ± 2.81	57.80 ± 2.13	147.7 ± 13.07
	TD	33.09 ± 3.844	58.23 ± 2.70	182.4 ± 22.80
PHA	ASD	54.50 ± 1.89	63.83 ± 2.48	1, 060 ± 77.72
	TD	54.71 ± 1.96	66.17 ± 3.49	1, 766 ± 213.61*

^*p = 0.014 stimulated levels of sTNFRII were decreased in ASD children compared with PHA stimulated levels in typically developing controls.