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Table 3 IL-17 and IL-22 cytokines in plasma samples from the study populations

From: Unraveling IL-17 and IL-22 role in occult hepatitis C versus chronic hepatitis C virus infection

Cytokines

OHCV

(N = 35)

Mean ± SD

Chronic HCV

(N = 100)

Mean ± SD

Healthy control

(N = 30)

Mean ± SD

 

IL-17 (pg/ml)

36.2 ± 1.54

64.3 ± 28.16

13.6 ± 5.2

a < 0.001

b < 0.001

c < 0.001

IL-22 (pg/ml)

14.1 ± 3.55

14.03 ± 3.32

12.98 ± 3.19

a = 0.19

b = 0.14

c = 0.95

  1. a = OHCV group versus control group, b = Chronic HCV group versus control group, c = OHCV group versus Chronic HCV group