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Table 3 Cytokine levels in both serum and exhaled breath condensate on hospital admission of patients with community-acquired pneumonia

From: Serum and exhaled breath condensate inflammatory cytokines in community-acquired pneumonia: a prospective cohort study

Cytokine Cytokine level (pg/ml)
  Serum Exhaled breath condensate
Pro-inflammatory
 IL-1 1.11 (0.87–1.53) 0.20 (0.08–1.10)
 IL-1α 0.11 (0.06–0.21) 0.11 (0.05–0.22)
 IL-1b 0.96 (0.76–1.36) 0.00 (0.00–0.95)
 IL-2 1.14 (0.84–1.83) 0.80 (0.00–1.24)
 IL-6 28.95 (9.92–106.27) 0.00 (0.00–0.10)
 IL-8 12.82 (8.10–43.81) 0.36 (0.00–0.47)
 IFNγ 0.82 (0.46–2.81) 0.00 (0.00–0.16)
 TNFα 5.86 (3.85–8.94) 0.00 (0.00–0.76)
Anti-inflammatory
 IL-4 1.53 (1.32–1.99) 1.98 (1.55–2.39)
 IL-10 1.33 (0.78–2.08) 0.27 (0.00–0.37)
  1. Data presented as median (interquartile range)
  2. IL interleukin, IFN interferon, TNF tumor necrosis factor
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