Th1, Th2, and Th17 Cytokine Involvement in Thyroid Associated Ophthalmopathy

Table 3

Comparison of serum Th2 cytokine levels (pg/mL).

Group	Case	IL-4	IL-6
Normal	10	0.75 ± 0.15	1.02 ± 0.16
GD	10	3.41 ± 0.53^▲	18.72 ± 2.15^▲
Inactive TAO	20	3.96 ± 1.51^▲	8.10 ± 1.88^▲#
Active TAO	25	2.04 ± 0.64^▲#★	8.90 ± 1.08^▲#
	—	117.00	678.47
	—	0.000	0.000

versus normal; ^# versus GD; ^★ versus inactive TAO.