Research Article
Th1, Th2, and Th17 Cytokine Involvement in Thyroid Associated Ophthalmopathy
Table 2
Comparison of serum Th1 cytokine levels (pg/mL).
| Group | Case | IFN- | TNF- | IL-1 | IL-1Ra | IL-2 |
| Normal | 10 | 24.43 ± 19.77 | 7.43 ± 1.08 | 1.82 ± 0.11 | 14.07 ± 5.92 | 1.07 ± 0.27 | GD | 10 | 111.18 ± 117.69 | 13.67 ± 5.85 | 8.65 ± 1.26▲ | 22.40 ± 7.87 | 3.82 ± 0.31▲ | Inactive TAO | 20 | 70.77 ± 7.91▲ | 10.63 ± 3.99 | 7.92 ± 2.24▲ | 17.84 ± 13.18 | 0.84 ± 0.12# | Active TAO | 25 | 88.04 ± 12.93▲★ | 15.73 ± 7.83▲★ | 9.25 ± 2.01▲ | 18.71 ± 12.74 | 0.77 ± 0.20# | | — | 30.290 | 14.034 | 242.21 | 0.894 | 279.10 | | — | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.450 | 0.000 |
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versus normal; ▲ versus normal; # versus GD; ★ versus inactive TAO.
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