Expression of Toll-Like Receptors 2 and 4 and Related Cytokines in Patients with Hepatic Cystic and Alveolar Echinococcosis

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Concentration levels of cytokines in plasma from all subjects were detected using ELISA. Plasma concentration levels of IL-5, IL-6, and IL-10 were slightly increased in AE and CE groups compared with those in HC group with no statistical differences (). The IL-23 concentration levels were significantly higher in AE subjects as well as in CE subjects than these in HC subjects with statistical differences (, , resp.). However, no differences were observed between AE and CE groups (). Concentration levels of IFN- in CE subjects were markedly higher than those in HC subjects (); interestingly, decreased IFN- concentration levels in AE subjects were also observed when compared with CE subjects with statistical differences ().