Table 2.
Frequencies of intracellular cytokines in Tregs in patients with AAV and healthy controls.
| AAV | HC | p value | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| (n = 18) | (n = 15) | |||
| In CD4+CD25+FoxP3+ cells | ||||
| %IFN-γ | 31.09 ± 23.34 | 8.38 ± 10.41 | 0.002 | |
| %IL-17 | 35.05 ± 30.92 | 9.85 ± 14.33 | 0.032 | |
| %IL-4 | 21.54 ± 21.83 | 2.47 ± 2.44 | 0.004 | |
Tregs, regulatory T cells; AAV, antineutrophil cytoplasmic antibody-associated vasculitis; HC, healthy controls; IFN-γ, interferon-γ; IL, interleukin.
Data are presented as mean ± SD.