Table 5.
Serum cytokines concentration change from day 0 to day 14 after vaccination (pg/ml).
| Group | IL-2 | IL-4 | IL-6 | IL-10 | TNF | INF-γ | IL-17 |
| Control (N = 24) | −0.02 ± 3.82 | −0.26 ± 1.27 | −11.52 ± 21.16 | 0.42 ± 2.41 | 0.05 ± 4.57 | 0.01 ± 0.3 | 0.11 ± 5.71 |
| Leprosy cured (N = 41) | 0.92 ± 1.58 | 0.58 ± 1.51 | −141.38 ± 184.02 | −0.15 ± 1.99 | −1.12 ± 2.28 | −0.47 ± 1.43 | −1.81 ± 11.8 |
| P | .0147 | .0784 | <.0001 | .5773 | .09 | .1898 | .191 |
| LT (N = 18) | 1.13 ± 1.7 | 0.65 ± 1.64 | −113.85 ± 127.12 | −0.27 ± 2.48 | −0.5 ± 1.94 | 0 ± 0.99 | 2.89 ± 7.1 |
| TT (N = 23) | 0.76 ± 1.49 | 0.52 ± 1.44 | −162.92 ± 219.04 | −0.07 ± 1.55 | −1.61 ± 2.46 | −0.84 ± 1.63 | −5.48 ± 13.49 |
| P | .2994 | .7928 | .5993 | .8644 | .1761 | .091 | .0065 |
| Ulcer (N = 29) | 0.97 ± 1.91 | 0.44 ± 1.7 | −124.04 ± 146.25 | −1.04 ± 2.8 | −1.23 ± 1.65 | 0 ± 1.48 | 0.5 ± 8.73 |
| Non-ulcer (N = 12) | 0.91 ± 1.46 | 0.63 ± 1.46 | −148.55 ± 199.48 | 0.21 ± 1.45 | −1.07 ± 2.52 | −0.67 ± 1.39 | −2.76 ± 12.87 |
| P | .9315 | .9088 | .7745 | .1024 | .4916 | .2997 | .4823 |