Table 1.
Pro-Inflammatory Cytokine Profile | |||||
RPMI | rhIL-1β | * p-Value | rhIL-1β + ST2825 | ** p-Value | |
TNF-α | 825.3 (304.3–2020) | 1158 (648–1918) | ns | 409 (289.5–303.8) | ns |
IFN-γ | 70.3 (18.6–126.6) | 167.8 (137.4–184) | ns | 26.52 (24.20–33.3) | <0.01 |
IL-6 | 434 (171.4–1333) | 894.2 (720.4–1795) | ns | 982.3 (713.3–2371) | ns |
IL-12 | 1.4 (0.4–1.4) | 4.8 (4.4–5.1) | <0.01 | 4.7 (3.2–5.1) | ns |
IL-17A | 12.2 (6.3–23.7) | 86.8 (74–88.4) | <0.05 | 81.1 (71–86.2) | ns |
G-CSF | 131.8 (82.1–243.6) | 293.6 (241.9–534.8) | <0.05 | 402.2 (277.1–573.2) | ns |
GM-CSF | 1.4 (0.8–2.6) | 5.4 (4.9–5.8) | <0.05 | 5.2 (4–5.7) | ns |
IL-2 | 18.1 (8.1–38.2) | 41.1 (37.3–49.6) | ns | 28.5 (24.8–29.9) | ns |
VEGF | 0 (0–88.5) | 723.4 (586.2–805.3) | <0.05 | 843.2 (585.1–954.2) | ns |
IL-15 | 1.2 (0–17.4) | 74.1 (69.7–77.3) | <0.05 | 78.06 (70.65–79.3) | ns |
IL-7 | 14.2 (7.7–17.7) | 28.7 (22.1–30.7) | ns | 25.7 (16.9–30.1) | ns |
Anti-Inflammatory Cytokine Profile | |||||
RPMI | rhIL-1β | * p-Value | rhIL-1β + ST2825 | ** p-Value | |
IL-1Ra | 2211 (1165–3543) | 3339 (2399–3710) | ns | 670 (426–1638) | <0.001 |
IL-4 | 3 (1.6–5.6) | 13.7 (12.8–14.6) | <0.01 | 13.5 (12.3–14) | ns |
IL-5 | 17.9 (8.6–40.5) | 53 (49.1–60) | ns | 45.8 (37.4–57.3) | ns |
IL-13 | 0.6 (0.2–0.8) | 1.1 (0.9–1.2) | ns | 1 (0.9–1.1) | ns |
IL-10 | 13.3 (5.6–50.5) | 43 (27.1–83.6) | ns | 22.8 (13.2–35.6) | ns |
IL-9 | 7.9 (5.3–10.5) | 14 (12.3–15.3) | <0.01 | 12.7 (10–16.3) | ns |
Data provided in medians and interquartile ranges (25th and 75th). The concentration of cytokines is provided in pg/mL. * p-value determined by Dunn’s test (RPMI vs rhIL-1β). ** p-value determined by Dunn’s test (rhIL-1β vs. rhIL-1β plus ST2825). Not significant (ns). Abbreviations: IL, interleukin; TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor alpha; IFN-γ, interferon gamma; G-CSF, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor; GM-CSF, granulocyte-monocyte colony-stimulating factor; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor.