Predictive Role of Serum Cytokine Profiles in Acute Kidney Injury after Living Donor Liver Transplantation
Table 2
Comparison of serum cytokine levels on preoperative day between patients with and without acute kidney injury after living donor liver transplantation.
n
Whole study group
Non-AKI group
AKI group
p
226
173
53
Serum cytokine levels (pg/mL)
Interleukin-2
0.1 (0.1–1.6)
0.1 (0.1–1.6)
0.1 (0.1–1.4)
0.956
Interleukin-6
7.3 (0.1–30.2)
5.8 (0.1–24.5)
12.7 (3.7–53.1)
0.018
Interleukin-10
0.5 (0.1–11.0)
0.4 (0.1–7.5)
3.5 (0.1–30.8)
0.068
Interleukin-12
0.1 (0.1–0.1)
0.1 (0.1–0.1)
0.1 (0.1–0.1)
0.630
Interleukin-17
2.0 (0.1–16.4)
1.5 (0.1–12.7)
4.3 (0.1–20.2)
0.147
Interferon-γ
3.2 (0.1–16.0)
3.2 (0.1–19.2)
3.2 (0.1–10.3)
0.764
Tumor necrosis factor-α
9.8 (5.4–17.9)
9.3 (5.1–16.6)
13.3 (6.2–23.6)
0.040
Values are expressed as numbers (portions) and median (interquartile).
