Research Article

Immune Mediator Profile in Aqueous Humor Differs in Patients with Primary Acquired Ocular Toxoplasmosis and Recurrent Acute Ocular Toxoplasmosis

Table 4

All five cytokine ratios (IFN-γ/IL-4, IFN-γ/IL-10, IL-17/IFN-γ, TNF-α/IL-10, and IL12p70/IL-10) indicate a dominant Th1-type immune response.

Control MdnpOT MdnrOT MdnpOT vs control
value
rOT vs control
value
pOT vs rOT
value

IFN-γ/IL-4129.218.1<0.0010.0040.212
IFN-γ/IL-100.3916.76.55<0.0001<0.0010.405
IL-17/IFN-γ10.110.24<0.0010.0020.499
TNF-α/IL-100.330.9310.0040.0050.783
IL-12p70/IL-1029.13.725.440.0040.0310.291

OT: ocular toxoplasmosis; Mdn: Median: significant values are shown in bold.