Table 4.
Cytokine levels in CSF of TBEV patients and controls.
| Cytokine | TBEV Patients | Controls | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (pg/mL) | IQR | Median (pg/mL) | IQR | p * | |
| IL-5 | 181.1 | 25.4–450.3 | 122.3 | NA | NA |
| IL-13 | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| IL-2 | 81.5 | 61.7–106.0 | NA | NA | NA |
| IL-6 | 2705.7 | 1000.4–5293.6 | 3224.8 | 1247.8–6032.2 | 0.64 |
| IL-9 | 7.4 | 3.9–186.9 | 242.9 | 171.4–352.9 | 0.0001 |
| IL-10 | 113.1 | 86.6–150.9 | 121.0 | 91.4–128.5 | 0.81 |
| IFN-γ | 394.3 | 120.4–1221.5 | 206.5 | 180.5–337.1 | 0.36 |
| TNF-α | 1246.2 | 1246.2–1246.2 | NA | NA | NA |
| IL-17A | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| IL-17F | 203.8 | 166.8–240.8 | NA | NA | NA |
| IL-4 | 241.0 | 241.0–241.0 | NA | NA | NA |
| IL-22 | 254.5 | 11.8–491.7 | 172.7 | 110.3–201.7 | 0.31 |
* Mann–Whitney U test; IQR = interquartile range; NA = not applicable.