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World J Gastroenterol. Mar 7, 2014; 20(9): 2374-2382
Published online Mar 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i9.2374
Published online Mar 7, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i9.2374
Table 3 Serum and ascitic fluid levels of inflammatory markers in the 88 patients studied
Ascites Group 1 | Non-ascitic Group 2 | Control | P value | |||||
Serum | Ascitic fluid | P value | Serum | NPP | P value | Group 1 (serum) vs Group 2 | Group 1 (serum) vs NPP | |
IL-1A (ng/mL) | 0.21 ± 0.08 | 0.21 ± 0.04 | NS | 0.17 ± 0.07 | 0.09 ± 0.01 | NS | NS | < 0.05 |
IL-1B (ng/mL) | 6.15 ± 2.83 | 3.10 ± 0.48 | NS | 3.56 ± 1.11 | 2.38 ± 0.62 | NS | NS | < 0.05 |
IL-2 (ng/mL) | 5.61 ± 3.49 | 1.31 ± 0.35 | < 0.05 | 0.96 ± 0.01 | 1.01 ± 0.40 | NS | < 0.05 | < 0.05 |
IL-4 (ng/mL) | 2.51 ± 0.79 | 9.48 ± 1.21 | < 0.05 | 1.25 ± 0.07 | 1.21 ± 0.39 | NS | < 0.05 | < 0.05 |
IL-6 (ng/mL) | 94.43 ± 29.58 | 1240.5 ± 365.64 | < 0.05 | 7.27 ± 1.93 | 0.64 ± 0.16 | < 0.05 | < 0.05 | < 0.05 |
IL-8 (ng/mL) | 111.83 ± 37.01 | 335.08 ± 60.0 | < 0.05 | 50.19 ± 18.84 | 2.22 ± 0.79 | < 0.05 | < 0.05 | < 0.05 |
IL-10 (ng/mL) | 1.47 ± 0.31 | 57.15 ± 22.32 | < 0.05 | 0.95 ± 0.23 | 0.62 ± 0.08 | < 0.05 | NS | < 0.05 |
MCP-1 (ng/mL) | 141.23 ± 23.39 | 456.35 ± 42.03 | < 0.05 | 200.69 ± 18.19 | 57.11 ± 12.59 | < 0.05 | < 0.05 | < 0.05 |
TNF-α (ng/mL) | 5.26 ± 1.18 | 26.32 ± 7.13 | < 0.05 | 9.89 ± 3.54 | 1.61 ± 0.80 | < 0.05 | NS | < 0.05 |
IFNγ (ng/mL) | 1.08 ± 0.38 | 1.61 ± 0.41 | NS | 0.51 ± 0.04 | 0.47 ± 0.34 | NS | < 0.05 | NS |
VEGF (ng/mL) | 38.31 ± 18.73 | 234.82 ± 103.11 | 55.94 ± 11.37 | 7.14 ± 4.06 | NS | < 0.05 | ||
EGF (ng/mL) | 72.42 ± 14.95 | 1.78 ± 0.36 | 45.70 ± 7.38 | 3.12 ± 0.99 | < 0.05 | < 0.05 |
- Citation: Attar BM, Moore CM, George M, Ion-Nedelcu N, Turbay R, Zachariah A, Ramadori G, Fareed J, Thiel DHV. Procalcitonin, and cytokines document a dynamic inflammatory state in non-infected cirrhotic patients with ascites. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(9): 2374-2382
- URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i9/2374.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i9.2374