Table 2.

Expression of IL-17, IL-21, IL-23, IL-35, Foxp3 genes at mRNA level in the study and control group.

mRNA Gene Expression (2−Δct)	Study Group				Control Group				t	p
	M	Min	Max	SD	M	Min	Max	SD
IL-17	0.52	0.20	0.63	0.07	0.23	0.05	0.39	0.06	33.96	0.000 *
IL-21	0.18	0.07	0.38	0.06	0.41	0.28	0.49	0.05	−32.92	0.000 *
IL-23	0.61	0.30	0.75	0.06	0.27	0.18	0.40	0.05	45.67	0.000 *
IL-35	0.22	0.11	0.45	0.07	0.49	0.13	0.61	0.08	−29.91	0.000 *
Foxp3	0.11	0.06	0.18	0.02	0.21	0.12	0.26	0.03	−29.60	0.000 *

(M—arithmetic mean; Min—minimum; Max—maximum; SD—standard deviation; t—Student’s t-test result and is calculated difference represented in units of standard error; p—statistical significance, *-statistically significant; IL-17—interleukin 17, IL-21—interleukin 21, IL-23—interleukin 23, IL-35—interleukin 35, Foxp3—forkhead box P3).