Research Article

Interleukin-18 Expression Increases in the Aorta and Plasma of Patients with Acute Aortic Dissection

Table 4

Plasma cytokines in control and AAD groups.

CytokinesNADAADType AType B

IL-18 (pg/ml)354.1 (293.7, 429.3)487.3 (406.5, 556.9)512.8 (425.6, 560.1)479.8 (401.4, 548.8)
IL-18BP (pg/ml)821.9 (676.4, 1014.3)1073 (887, 1260)1104 (886, 1275)1040 (886, 1140)
IFN-γ (pg/ml)34.9 (30.8, 40.8)45.5 (39.9, 52.3)46.8 (40.9, 54.7)44.3 (39.9, 52.3)
IL-6 (pg/ml)355.9 (331.6, 436.1)475.7 (404.4, 634.3)503.2 (414.3, 650.9)439.3 (399.3, 625.2)

vs. NAD group.