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Table 1 Serum concentrations of IFN-γ, IL-10, IL-4 and IL-12 cytokines in P.vivax-infected patients and the control group

From: Increased interleukin-10 and interferon-γ levels in Plasmodium vivax malaria suggest a reciprocal regulation which is not altered by IL-10 gene promoter polymorphism

Cytokine

Serum cytokine levels (p g/ml)

Mean ± SD

 

Patients1

Control group2

P values

IFN-γ

44.50 ± 75.05 (0.0-332.85)3

1.47 ± 8.43 (0.0-68.09)

p< 0.0001

IL-10

283.80 ± 216.71 (0.0-586.33)

2.07 ± 4.31 (0.0-27.51)

p< 0.0001

IL-4

0.32 ± 1.48 (0.0-9.75)

0.0 ± 0.0 (0.0-0.0)

 

IL-12

3.43 ± 12.65 (0.0-99.65)

7.03 ± 14.83 (0.0-80.71)

 
  1. 1IFN-γ: n = 132; IL-10: n = 131; IL-4: n = 81; IL-12: n = 78;
  2. 2IFN-γ: n = 86; IL-10: n = 77; IL-4: n = 78; IL-12: n = 77;
  3. 3Range of values.
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Malaria Journal

ISSN: 1475-2875

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