Observational Study
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World J Gastroenterol. Dec 14, 2014; 20(46): 17516-17524
Published online Dec 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i46.17516
Table 5 Spontaneous and stimulated cytokine production by peripheral blood cells in patients with cirrhosis not treated with norfloxacin
Polymorphisms (n = 4)Wild-type (n = 6)P value
Spontaneous TNF-α (pg/mL)464.3 (223.6-3920.1)813.1 (591-1573)0.25
TNF-α after LPS (pg/mL)3166 (931.8-5078)2936 (1272-4547)0.76
TNF-α after LTA (pg/mL)2766 (2291-4798)1927 (241.3-4455)0.17
Spontaneous IL-6 (pg/mL)699.4 (320.8-1145.6)5540 (1538-26053.9)< 0.001
IL-6 after LPS (pg/mL)27880 (19100-30070)29000 (24960-32670)0.47
IL-6 after LTA (pg/mL)29660 (27970-30290)29860 (3269-32170)1.00
Spontaneous IL-10 (pg/mL)13.2 (6.5-39.1)135.6 (36.2-318.1)0.02
IL-10 after LPS (pg/mL)949.5 (655-1474)1467 (334.5-2100)0.35
IL-10 after LTA (pg/mL)606.8 (376-1234)897.6 (86.66-1530)0.91