Pro- and Anti-Inflammatory Cytokines during Immune Stimulation: Modulation of Iron Status and Red Blood Cell Profile

Table 2

Cytokine levels for patients with elevated C-reactive protein and patients with normal C-reactive protein.

	Elevated CRP; (n = 28); Geometric mean; 95% confidence interval	Normal CRP; (n = 19); Geometric mean; 95% confidence interval	P-value
INF-γ	2.00; 0.76–5.27	0.18; 0.09–0.37	.001
TNF-α	3.47; 2.78–4.32	2.29; 1.88–2.78	.009
Il-1β	1.81; 0.92–3.57	0.49; 0.26–0.92	.008
Il-6	79.23; 36.69–171.09	3.56; 2.08–6.09	.000
Il-12	2.69; 1.69–4.28	2.73; 1.50–4.99	.97
Il-2	7.41; 4.85–11.33	5.04; 2.45–10.37	.31
Il-8	88.12; 49.84–155.80	14.20; 8.80–22.91	.000
GM-CSF	2.15; 1.21–3.81	2.58; 0.89–7.44	.73
Il-4	1.74; 1.21–2.51	1.48; 0.87–2.50	.59
Il-5	2.35; 1.74–3.16	2.23; 1.18–4.19	.86
TGF-β	10.51; 8.34–13.24	8.60; 6.34–11.67	.28
Il-10	9.37; 5.66–15.51	4.56; 3.29–6.32	.034