Analysis of Cytokine Levers in Pleural Effusions of Tuberculous Pleurisy and Tuberculous Empyema

Table 1

IL-1β, IL-2, IL-6, TNF-α, PAI-1, and t-PA levels in the patients with tuberculous pleurisy and tuberculous empyema.

	IL-1β (ng/mL)	IL-2 (pg/mL)	IL-6 (ng/mL)	TNF-α (pg/mL)	PAI-1 (ng/mL)	t-PA (ng/mL)
Tuberculous pleurisy ()	0.3073	320.32	108.32	105.18	1.5035	0.2121
Tuberculous empyema ()	0.6709	313.12	110.80	91.58	1.8378	0.1461
	−3.539	−0.500	−0.010	−0.110	−2.784	−3.470
	0.0004	0.6172	0.9922	0.9124	0.0054	0.0005