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. 2022 Feb 23;46(2):329–351. doi: 10.1007/s11259-022-09901-y

Table 5.

Cow, results obtained for cytokine markers by ELISA.

Study SCC (cells/ml x 103) Pathogens Marker Unit Sample Sample group N Value %Se %Sp Cutoff
Wenz et al. 2010 IL-10 U/mL Quarter Mean (95% CI)
Clinical (mild) 87 16.9 (11.3-25.5)
Clinical (moderate-severe) 60 48.9 (30.1-79.5)
Gram-negative 83 48.7 (31.9-74.2)
Gram-positive 64 16.3 (10.3-25.8)
NAS 19 7.60 (3.55-16.3)
Strep. spp. 45 21.8 (12.9-36.9)
E. coli 57 53.6 (33.6-85.6)
Coliforms 26 39.0 (19.3-78.8)
Wenz et al. 2010 IL-12 U/mL Quarter Mean (95% CI)
Clinical (mild) 87 153 (102-229)
Clinical (moderate-severe) 60 339 (213-539)
Gram-negative 83 210 (138-320)
Gram-positive 64 270 (172-426)
NAS 19 186 (86-402)
Strep. spp. 45 313 (185-532)
E. coli 57 218 (136-350)
Coliforms 26 195 (96-396)
Wenz et al. 2010 IL-1β ng/mL Quarter Mean (95% CI)
Clinical (mild) 87 2.59 (2.00-3.35)
Clinical (moderate-severe) 60 4.22 (3.15-5.66)
Gram-negative 83 4.35 (3.33-5.68)
Gram-positive 64 2.55 (1.91-3.41)
NAS 19 1.72 (1.06-2.79)
Strep. spp. 45 2.99 (2.14-4.17)
E. coli 57 4.50 (3.34-6.06)
Coliforms 26 4.04 (2.58-6.32)
Sobczuk-Szul et al. 2014 IL-1β ng/ml ND Mean
<100 SCC group 1 56 0.08
101-400 SCC group 2 66 0.15
400-1,000 SCC group 3 21 0.19
>1,000 SCC group 4 18 0.21
Sakemi et al. 2011 Mean / Range IL-6 pg/ml Quarter Mean (SD)
36 / 11-74 SCC Low 37 12.6 (33.4)
770 / 130-3,310 SCC High 40 207.0 (441.6)
Sobczuk-Szul et al. 2014 IL-6 ng/ml ND Mean
<100 SCC group 1 56 0.06
101-400 SCC group 2 66 0.11
400-1,000 SCC group 3 21 0.08
>1,000 SCC group 4 18 0.04
40 92 80
Wenz et al. 2010 TGF-α pg/mL Mean
Quarter Clinical (mild) 87 109
Clinical (moderate-severe) 60 168
Gram-negative 83 137
Gram-positive 64 107
NAS 19 91
Strep. spp. 45 111
E. coli 57 151
Coliforms 26 107
Wenz et al. 2010 TGF-β1 ng/mL Quarter Mean
Clinical (mild) 87 6.80
Clinical (moderate-severe) 60 6.61
Gram-negative 83 7.20
Gram-positive 64 7.08
NAS 19 7.66
Strep. spp. 45 7.07
E. coli 57 6.58
Coliforms 26 9.11
Sobczuk-Szul et al. 2014 TNF-𝜶 ng/ml ND Mean
<100 SCC group 1 56 0.81
101-400 SCC group 2 66 0.63
400-1,000 SCC group 3 21 0.90
>1,000 SCC group 4 18 0.08