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Table 5 Cytokine levels in bronchoalveolar lavage from normal subjects and patients with bronchiectasis*

From: CD4/CD8 ratio and cytokine levels of the BAL fluid in patients with bronchiectasis caused by sulfur mustard gas inhalation

 

Controls (n=25)

Bronchiectasis (n=29)

p Value

IL-8 (pg/ml)

1.04 ± 1.47

37.48 ± 16.65

< 0.0001

IL-6 (pg/ml)

0.003 ± 0.01

2.53 ± 0.93

< 0.0001

IL-12 (pg/ml)

0.00 ± 0.00

1.90 ± 0.51

< 0.0001

IL-1β (pg/ml)

0.00 ± 0.00

3.71 ± 1.27

< 0.0001

TNF-α (pg/ml)

0.003 ± 0.01

1.30 ± 0.38

< 0.0001

  1. * Values are mean ± SE.
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Journal of Inflammation

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