Intrahepatic and peripheral T-cell responses in genotype 1b hepatitis C virus-infected patients with persistently normal and elevated aminotransferase levels

Table 2 Cytokine levels stimulated by IL-2 and phytohemagglutinin in LILMCs (mean±SD)

pg/mL	Normal ALT	Elevated ALT	P
IFN-γ
IL-2	1.8±2.3	2.2±3.4	>0.05
PHA	2.1±2.7	2.8±3.7	>0.05
IL-12
IL-2	0.6±0.5	0.24±0.5	0.027
PHA	0.9±0.6	0.7±0.7	>0.05
IL-10
IL-2	12.2±23.8	4.1±5.3	0.023
PHA	15.9±30.6	9.2±7.1	>0.05
TNF-
IL-2	2.5±1.06	2.5±2.9	>0.05
PHA	3.3±1.4	3.8±3.2	>0.05

ALT: alanine aminotransferase; PHA: phytohemagglutinin; LILMCs: liver infiltrating lymphomononuclear cells.