Do the Th17 Cells Play a Role in the Pathogenesis of Leptospirosis?

Table 1

Comparison of serum cytokine levels in the leptospirosis patients and healthy control group.

Type of cytokine	Healthy group (pg/ml)		Leptospirosis group (pg/ml)		value
	Range	Mean	Range	Mean
IL-10	4–36.93	18.61 ± 10.5	4–166.5	30.68 ± 33.2	0.327
IL-17A	7–9.27	8.13 ± 0.6	0.003–16.93	11.66 ± 5.4	0.157
IL-21	1–14.11	7.15 ± 4.0	1–65.76	14.69 ± 13.1	0.002
IL-23	2–54.92	21.75 ± 17.7	5.94–132.95	54.06 ± 28.1	0.002
TNF-α	30.91–467.14	62.95 ± 37.2	30.91–2274.79	700 ± 619	0.039

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