Periductal Mastitis: An Inflammatory Disease Related to Bacterial Infection and Consequent Immune Responses?

Table 7

The correlationship of IFN-γ, IL-12A, and IL-17A expression in PDM compared with normal breast tissues.

Cytokines	Case	Control
Low expression of IFN-	10	19	<0.001
High expression of IFN-γ	21	3
Low expression of IL-12A	13	19	0.022
High expression of IL-12A	17	3
Low expression of IL-17A	20	17	0.404
High expression of IL-17A	10	5

values were determined with the chi-square test.
expression was defined as the total score ≤ 3, and others were defined as high expression.