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Table 2 Changes in CSF cytokine levels during therapy

From: A preliminary study on the characteristics of Th1/Th2 immune response in cerebrospinal fluid of AIDS patients with cryptococcal meningitis

Cytokine

(pg/ml)

Baseline

(n = 11)

Week 2

(n = 10)

Week 4

(n = 8)

IL-1β

0.10 (0.04,0.98)

0.07 (0.04,0.17)

0.11 (0.04,0.16)

IL-2

0.16 (0.11,0.34)

0.13 (0.12,0.16)

0.14 (0.13,0.23)

IL-4

0.09 (0.07,0.13)

0.09 (0.06,0.14)

0.09 (0.07,0.11)

IL-5

0.90 (0.58,2.73)

1.16 (0.73,1.42)

2.74 (1.00,3.48)

IL-6

43.8 (8.32,162)

7.43 (3.89,17.4)

27.8 (2.98,62.2)

IL-7

0.05 (0.02,0.15)

0.05 (0.03,0.06)

0.07 (0.03,0.09)

IL-10

2.56 (1.22,21.7)

2.19 (1.33,3.87)

2.26 (1.48,4.11)

IL-12(p40)

3.52 (2.89,4.37)

2.89 (1.92,6.58)

3.14 (2.13,5.47)

IL-13

1.50 (1.22,2.89)

1.33 (1.11,1.56)

1.40 (1.24,2.35)

IL-15

4.94 (2.19,7.69)

4.54 (2.81,7.87)

6.30 (2.84,11.2)

IL-17A

0.70 (0.44,0.83)

0.38 (0.33,0.54)

0.48 (0.31,0.77)

IL-18

1.63 (1.04,4.91)

2.40 (1.02,8.97)

2.69 (1.07,11.9)

IFN-γ

0.64 (0.39,5.32)

0.43 (0.32,0.73)

0.46 (0.36,2.59)

TNF-α

20.6 (2.26,36.3)

4.58 (3.11,19.5)

5.81 (4.43,21.2)

IL-8

36.7 (9.44,431)

24.2 (22.8,73.8)

39.7 (21.4,147)

CXCL10

102 (4.16,791)

315 (27.6,780)

261 (24.0,1707)

CCL2

1209 (629,5751)

1079 (851,4060)

2578 (846,5136)

CCL3

0.26 (0.09,12.9)

0.24 (0.08,4.68)

0.32 (0.12,1.08)

VEGF-A

0.52 (0.44,0.55)

0.48 (0.38,0.49)

0.43 (0.29,0.46)

  1. IL Interleukin, IFN Interferon, TNF Tumor Necrosis Factor, VEGF-A Vascular Endothelial Growth Factor A. Data are presented as median [interquartile range, (IQR)]