Table 4

Cytokine levels found in day 8 CD4⁺CD45RO⁺ Tck cell culture supernatants

Cytokine

n

Median levels (pg/ml)

Range (pg/ml)

Lymphotoxin-α

25

358

(38–7,306)

IFN-γ

32

534

(8–21,280)

GM-CSF

21

2,095

(603–8,043)

IL-10

36

30

(0–310)

Supernatants from day 8 cytokine-activated T (Tck) cell cultures were harvested and cytokines detected by ELISA, as described in Materials and methods. GM-CSF, granulocyte monocyte colony-stimulating factor.

Brennan et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2008 10:R36   doi:10.1186/ar2390