Research Article
Increased Serum Interleukin-2 Levels Are Associated with Abnormal Peripheral Blood Natural Killer Cell Levels in Patients with Active Rheumatoid Arthritis
Table 5
Relationship between serum IL-2 level and peripheral blood lymphocytes and CD4+ T cells.
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Statistics: Spearman’s correlation tests. Abbreviations: RA: rheumatoid arthritis; Total T: total T cells; Total T%: T lymphocyte percentage; Total B: total B cells; Total B%: B lymphocyte percentage; NK: natural killer T cells; NK%: percentage of NK cells; CD4+: CD4+ T cells; CD8+: CD8+ T cells; Th1: T helper 1 cells; Th2: T helper 2 cells; Th17: T helper 17 cells; Treg: regulatory T cells; Th1/Th2: T helper 1 cell/T helper 2 cell ratio; Th17/Treg: T helper 17 cell/regulatory T cell ratio. |