Research Article

Autoimmune Hepatitis with Elevated Serum IgG4 Levels Have a High Prevalence of Cirrhosis at Diagnosis

Table 5

Comparison of TH17 cytokine levels between the elevated serum IgG4 group and the normal group.

A group (N = 15)B group (N = 53) value

IL-17A (pg/ml)2.85 (2.16–3.73)2.16 (1.29–2.85)0.017
IL-21 (pg/ml)8.67 (7.08–9.77)8.26 (7.08–10.12)0.705
IL-22 (pg/ml)7.39 (3.38–10.40)4.69 (2.90–6.58)0.042

IL-17, interleukin 17; IL-21, interleukin 21; and IL-22, interleukin 22.