Table 2 Plasma cytokine concentrations in study groups

TNF-α (pg/ml)

1085

(1047–1306)

1204

(1112–2211)

1511^a

(1323–2627)

IL-6 (pg/ml)

121.5

(0,000–211.3)

524.7^a

(162.2–918.5)

1364^{a, b}

(820.5–2549)

IL-5 (pg/ml)

19.82

(11.08–29.66)

194.7^a

(124.3–266.4)

176.9^a

(21.3–250.2)

IL-13 (pg/ml)

932.3

(817.6–1224)

845.1

(583.9–1348)

955.8

(205.7–1768)

IL-7 (pg/ml)

209.2

(197.4–389.1)

295.3

(243.8–415.1)

547.6^a

(311.5–1174)

IFN-γ (pg/ml)

1363

(1152–1813)

422.8^a

(226.9–834.1)

1126^b

(599.4–1625)

IL-4 (pg/ml)

135.3

(33.78–139.6)

365.5^a

(101.5–492.7)

106.5^b

(78–144.7)

IFN-γ/IL-4

(Th1/Th2)

13.13

(8.25–47.53)

1.44^a

(0.48–4.08)

7.31^b

(1.50–22.43)