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Table 2 Cytokine production by CD8+ T cells in response to TLR2 activation (pg/ml)

From: Activation of Toll-like receptor 2 enhances peripheral and tumor-infiltrating CD8+ T cell cytotoxicity in patients with gastric cancer

 

NC (peripheral) (n = 9)

GC (peripheral) (n = 11)

GC (tumor-infiltrating) (n = 11)

− Pam3Csk4

+ Pam3Csk4

− Pam3Csk4

+ Pam3Csk4

− Pam3Csk4

+ Pam3Csk4

IFN-γ

782.2 [243.1, 1107]

778.9 [256.1, 997.0]

621.7 [334.6, 1008]#

597.3 [287.1, 1109]

572.9 [231.8, 983.1]#

596.1 [229.8, 963.0]

TNF-α

97.14 ± 28.08

98.91 ± 10.95

76.64 ± 20.35#

71.90 ± 17.63

66.08 ± 18.24#

70.19 ± 23.73

IL-2

108.2 ± 31.39

117.0 ± 39.27

87.09 ± 21.22#

90.83 ± 14.93

88.18 ± 10.31#

89.07 ± 19.52

IL-6

57.05 ± 13.42

55.19 ± 14.27

39.21 ± 10.98#

34.16 ± 9.08

40.13 ± 14.24#

45.29 ± 7.93

IL-8

229.4 ± 78.15

241.4 ± 67.63

164.7 ± 40.42#

171.3 ± 51.84

170.8 ± 48.33#

166.0 ± 45.72

  1. # P < 0.01 compared with NC