Cytokines and Effector/Regulatory Cells Characterization in the Physiopathology of Cutaneous Lupus Erythematous: A Cross-Sectional Study

Table 4

Cytokine levels in serum from patients with lupus erythematosus.

	HD ()	HSc ()	DLE ()	SCLE ()
IL-22 (pg/mL)
Mean ± SEM	229.0 ± 28.1	38.5 ± 2.2	211.8 ± 53.1	96.6 ± 16.3
Median	211.2	37.5	126.4	101.9
Range	106.3–517.5	32.2–45.2	85.8–955.5	34.4–249.9
IL-17A (pg/mL)
Mean ± SEM	2.2 ± 0.2	6.5 ± 1.8	5.8 ± 0.4	4.5 ± 0.4
Median	2.0	8.1	5.3	4.5
Range	1.1–3.9	0.9–10.0	3.4–10.4	2.3–6.8
IL-10 (pg/mL)
Mean ± SEM	2.5 ± 0.3	2.3 ± 0.4	7.1 ± 2.6	2.5 ± 0.2
Median	2.1	2.1	3.2	2.5
Range	1.6–5.4	1.6–3.5	2.0–51.9	1.1–3.5

HD: healthy donors; HSc: hypertrophic scar; DLE: discoid lupus erythematosus; SCLE: subacute cutaneous lupus erythematosus. HD versus HSc: ; HD versus DLE: ; HD versus SCLE: ; HSc versus DLE: ; HSc versus SCLE: ; DLE versus SCLE: .