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 |  |
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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 |