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Table 2.

TNF-α, IL-6 and IL-1β in Terminal Ileum, Cecum and Rectum of IBS patients, IBD Patients and Controls

Bowel parts, cytokines	IBD		IBS		Controls
Bowel parts, cytokines	Epithelium intensity	Crypts intensity	Epithelium intensity	Crypts intensity	Epithelium intensity	Crypts intensity
Terminal ileum
TNF-α	1.00^a	0.68	2.38^b	2.00	1.94^b	1.61
IL-6	2.17^a	1.89^a	1.65^b	1.22^b	1.95^b	1.70^b
IL-1β	2.31^a	2.31^a	2.70^a,^b	2.95^a,^b	2.84^b	2.85^b
Cecum
TNF-α	0.80^a	0.80	2.90^b	2.35	2.38^c	2.00
IL-6	2.31^a	2.16^a	1.72^b	1.41^b	1.76^b	1.40^b
IL-1β	2.65^a	2.56^a	3.05^b	3.10^b	3.25^b	2.65^b
Rectum
TNF-α	1.17^a	1.17	2.55^b	2.30	2.63^b	2.15^b
IL-6	1.87^a	2.08^a	1.73^b	1.46^b	1.55^b	1.47^b
IL-1β	2.54^a	2.46^a	2.91^b	2.95^b	3.10^b	2.89^b

Statistically significant;

P<0.05.,

P<0.01, and

P<0.001.

IL, interleukin.