Clinical Study

Maternal Serum Levels of TNF-Alpha and IL-6 Long after Delivery in Preeclamptic and Normotensive Pregnant Women

Table 2

Alterations in maternal plasma TNF-alpha and IL-6 levels in preeclamptic women (PE) and normal control (NP) during the antepartum (A) and 12–14 weeks postpartum (P).

(A)NP: n:16PE: n:17P

IL-6, mean ± SE (pg/ml)2.44 ± 0.852.66 ± 1.37.9
TNF-alpha, median (95CI) (pg/ml)0.60 (0.49–3.01)0.80 (0.67–0.92).04
(P)IL-6, mean ± SE (pg/ml)1.69 ± 0.483.53 ± 0.52.02
TNF-alpha, median (95CI) (pg/ml)0.60 (0.50–3.87)0.86 (0.78–0.94).004