Gastric Cancer
Copyright ©The Author(s) 2002.
World J Gastroenterol. Dec 15, 2002; 8(6): 1019-1022
Published online Dec 15, 2002. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v8.i6.1019
Table 2 The levels of some Th1 cytokines in peripheral blood of patients before and after immunotherapy (pg/mL)
Groups nThe level of the cytokines
P
IL-2
TNF-β
IFN-γ
Pre-therapyPost-therapyPre-therapyPost-therapyPre-therapyPost-therapy
group I (65)10.2 ± 3.79.5 ± 3.825.3 ± 7.424.9 ± 4.529.5 ± 6.927.7 ± 7.3>0.25
group II (73)13.5 ± 6.738.4 ± 6.218.0 ± 4.655.4 ± 10.127.4 ± 7.177.1 ± 18.2< 0.01