Research Article

TNFα Mediated IL-6 Secretion Is Regulated by JAK/STAT Pathway but Not by MEK Phosphorylation and AKT Phosphorylation in U266 Multiple Myeloma Cells

Table 1

Median values of the measured parameters in the whole multiple myeloma patients.

Parameters

Male/female (number)22/23 (45)
TNF alpha level (pg/mL)40* (3.17–308.7)
IL-6 level (pg/mL)109.7 (10.73–2695.7)
Age (yr)63.3 (33–91)
OS (month)22 (0.2–71.7)
PLT ( / L)231.1 (115–518)
Hb (g/dL)11.16 (7.7–32.1)
WBC ( /L)6780.79 (1190–31530)
Serum 21.72 (0.01–414.39)
Serum Cr2.35 (0.5–15.2)
Serum Ca9.39 (7.2–13.3)
LDH (IU/L)200 (107–392)
2MG (serum)9.48 (1.42–72.4)
Serum albumin3.32 (1.8–4.8)
Bone lesion (%)44% (20/45)

Median; the parenthesis means the range. OS: overall survival. Hb: Hemoglobin. WBC: white blood cells, 2MG, beta-2 microglobulin.