Research Article
Th1, Th2, and Th17 Cytokine Involvement in Thyroid Associated Ophthalmopathy
Table 4
Comparison of IL17, RANTES, and IP-10 serum levels (pg/mL).
| Group | Case | IL-17 | RANTES | IP-10 |
| Normal | 10 | 11.79 ± 5.66 | 8145.45 ± 656.53 | 404.29 ± 150.44 | GD | 10 | 118.66 ± 92.80 | 8103.04 ± 1254.84 | 1661.76 ± 599.48▲ | Inactive TAO | 20 | 40.91 ± 10.93▲ | 8224.30 ± 665.39 | 711.28 ± 406.11 | Active TAO | 25 | 50.15 ± 11.52▲ | 8318.13 ± 776.13 | 794.75 ± 451.50 | | — | 66.206 | 0.212 | 17.131 | | — | 0.000 | 0.887 | 0.000 |
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versus normal; ▲ versus normal; # versus GD.
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