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Table 2 Basal cytokine levels

From: Determination of cytokine protein levels in oral secretions in patients undergoing radiotherapy for head and neck malignancies

 

Low dose region

High dose region

Comparison (high vs low dose

Cytokine

Range (pg/mL)

Median (pg/mL)

Range (pg/mL)

Median (pg/mL)

 

EGF

198.6-1037.56

346.27

40.53-508.61

86.40

p = 0.0001

IL-4

10.64-160.10

56.45

3.04-32.69

10.42

p = 0.006

IL-6

4.1-293.07

36.46

1.88-143.66

7.44

p = 0.015

IL-8

59.29-7600.26

562.36

12.1-3725.62

174.12

p = 0.032

IL-10

5.47-49.59

21.30

2.5-24.31

3.69

p = 0.0003

MCP-1

81.05-620.61

194.17

9.32-173.55

60.24

p = 0.0004

TNF-α

1.81-22.32

8.54

0.9-10.94

1.73

p = 0.0003

VEGF

89.67-881.10

278.63

34.36-431.91

51.07

p = 0.0003