Table 3.
Concentrations (pg/ml) of different plasma cytokines in controls and HCV patients.
| Cytokine/Adhesion molecular | control | HCV | P value |
|---|---|---|---|
| GM-CSF‡ | 79.62(63.645-95.54) | 113.56(62.69-186.40) | 0.003 |
| ICAM-1‡ | 81084.34(55805.845-131001.22) | 75147.30(44588.45-114235.32) | 0.561 |
| IFN-γ‡ | 12.2(9.07-18.265) | 44.37(30.74-60.98) | 0.000 |
| IFN-α‡ | 1.39(0.705-2.3) | 5.99(4.32-8.23) | 0.000 |
| IL-1α‡ | 0.93(0.53-1.6) | 3.79(2.21-5.53) | 0.000 |
| IL-1β‡ | 13.41(9.88-17.0825) | 25.86(17.34-43.61) | 0.000 |
| IL-10‡ | 3.74(2.865-5) | 11.99(6.76-18.55) | 0.000 |
| IL-12p70‡ | 25.8(19.265-30.115) | 64.88(44.73-95.22) | 0.000 |
| IL-13‡ | 4.94(2.965-6.96) | 11.78(8.64-15.16) | 0.000 |
| IL-17A‡ | 30.09(22.6-35.1) | 49.82(33.81-74.14) | 0.000 |
| IL-4‡ | 26.14(19.73-30.755) | 60.39(43.72-91.10) | 0.000 |
| IL-8‡ | 3.21(2.31-3.67) | 8.48(6.03-12.87) | 0.011 |
| IP-10‡ | 33.26(22.965-43.6225) | 38.52(29.90-52.15) | 0.000 |
| MCP-1‡ | 43.78(34.94-51.38) | 66.51(50.76-79.16) | 0.000 |
| IL-6† | 46.46(33.16-54.63) | 112.73(56.10-198.65) | 0.000 |
| MIP-1α‡ | 4.89(3.17-7.75) | 11.19(8.43-13.81) | 0.000 |
| MIP-1β‡ | 24.72(20.425-33.03) | 36.99(26.87-50.50) | 0.000 |
| sE-Selectin‡ | 23719.01(20350.24-29589.995) | 15272.77(11647.16-20631.42) | 0.000 |
| sP-Selectin‡ | 54561.78(38166.04-72633.07) | 539481.54(173440.08-1213203.91) | 0.000 |
| TNF-α‡ | 17.06(11.975-28.55) | 72.8(56.26-103.23) | 0.000 |
†Normally distributed continuous variables. Mean concentration (IQR).
‡Abnormal distribution continuous variables. Median concentration (IQR).
N = 45 for controls and N = 86 for patients.