Table 2.

Baseline cytokine levels in RDN-patients and DC

	RDN (n = 10)	DC (n = 4)	p-value
P-TNF pg/mL	16.8 (8.0–31.1)	43.05 (28.84–47.54)	0.009
P-IL-1b pg/mL	1.4 (0.8–8.9)	8.08 (7.01–11.17)	0.03
P-IL-10 pg/mL	2.6 (1.6–13.2)	3.62 (1.95–4.47)	n.s.

Data are presented as median and (10–90 percentiles. P-TNF (reference 0.0–8.1 pg/mL), P- IL-1b (reference < 5 pg/mL), P-IL-10 (reference 0.0–9.1 pg/mL). According to the manufacturer these limits are considered as guidelines