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Table 3 Parameters of systemic inflammation during pulmonary TB

From: Expression of inhibitory regulators of innate immunity in patients with active tuberculosis

 

Controlsn = 29

TBn = 54

IL-6 (pg/mL)

0.3 (0.06-0.7)

5.8 (3.3-12)***

IL-8 (pg/mL)

0.8 (0.4-1.4)

2.2 (1.3-3.7)***

IP-10 (ng/mL)

0.37 (0.3-0.46)

2.8 (1.6-3.7)***

sIL-2Rα (pg/mL)

74 (54–101)

225 (152–349)***

sICAM-1 (ng/mL)

170 (145–214)

344 (279–418)***

sTNFR-1 (ng/mL)

0.9 (0.7-1.0)

1.7 (1.1-2.0)***

sTNFR-2 (ng/mL)

5.1 (4.6-6.0)

10 (7.8-13)***

CRP (μg/mL)

0.9 (0.3-2.6)

51 (23–90)***

  1. Abbreviations: IL interleukin; IP-10 Interferon gamma-induced protein (CXCL) 10; sIL-2Rα soluble interleukin-2 receptor α; sICAM-1 soluble intercellular adhesion molecule-1; sTNFR-1,-2 soluble tumour necrosis factor receptor-1 and −2; sST2 soluble ST2 (IL1R like 1); CRP C-reactive protein. Data are medians with interquartile ranges. ***P < 0.001 for the difference between primary TB versus controls. Depicted are medians with interquartile ranges.