Shikonin Inhibits Der p 2-Induced Cytokine and Chemokine Expression in Dendritic Cells in Patients with Atopic Dermatitis

Table 6

Proinflammatory cytokine levels of the shikonin-treated group and dexamethasone-treated group (n = 6).

	Shikonin		Dexamethasone		value
	Mean	SD	Mean	SD
IL-4	0.33	±0.36	0.26	±0.14	0.465
IL-5	0.90	±1.09	0.44	±1.08	0.068
IL-6	0.74	±0.73	0.75	±0.66	1.000
IL-9	5.26	±5.31	21.90	±17.35	0.046
IL-13	1.23	±1.46	3.63	±4.52	0.075
IL-17A	5.53	±2.56	6.73	±4.12	0.249
MCP-1	15.58	±14.45	32.52	±37.89	0.116
MIP-1α	9.91	±6.72	21.77	±25.23	0.463
MIP-1β	6.92	±7.17	147.70	±173.91	0.046
RANTES	3.60	±2.03	8.23	±5.97	0.043

Data are expressed as the mean ± standard deviation (SD). Data were analyzed using the Wilcoxon signed-rank test.