The Potential Role of Th9 Cell Related Cytokine and Transcription Factors in Patients with Hepatic Alveolar Echinococcosis

Table 3

The expression levels of IL-9, PU.1, and IRF-4 mRNA in PBMC in two groups.

	HC	AE
	( = 14)	( = 14)
IL-9/GAPDH	0.003	2.449
(copies/copies)	(0.002–0.008)	(0.693–5.706)^***
PU.1/GAPDH	0.771	313.105
(copies/copies)	(0.288–1.591)	(94.806–548.131)^***
IRF-4/GAPDH	0.0413	21.583
(copies/copies)	(0.0196–0.082)	(8.954–52.310)^***

Values are expressed as median ( and ); HC: healthy control; AE: alveolar echinococcosis.