Table 2 |
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Synovial fluid analysis in early untreated Behçet disease and psoriatic arthritis |
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Behçet disease |
Psoriatic arthritis |
P value |
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n = 8 |
n = 9 |
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Cells/mm3 |
15,840 |
(7,600–30,720) |
15,000 |
(2,250–35,500) |
NS |
|
Neutrophils/mm3 |
10,865 |
(4,200–28,000) |
10,000 |
(562–23,450) |
NS |
|
Percentage neutrophils |
72.5 |
(53.75–91.15) |
74.07 |
(24.98–94) |
NS |
|
IL-6 |
8,850 |
(6,484–12,157) |
8,678 |
(6,107–11,022) |
NS |
|
IL-8 |
272 |
(115–4,500) |
241 |
(102–3,033) |
NS |
|
TNF-α |
13.5 |
(9–44) |
11 |
(0.1–32) |
NS |
|
IFN-γ |
103.5 |
(9–323) |
89 |
(62–134) |
NS |
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IL-2 |
26.5 |
(9–34) |
38 |
(31–78) |
0.017 |
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IL-4 |
80.5 |
(66–111) |
86 |
(77–107) |
NS |
|
IL-10 |
17.5 |
(5–22) |
10 |
(2–28) |
NS |
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IL-17 |
<25 |
<25 |
NS |
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Perforin |
1168 |
(428–2,010) |
278 |
(132–642) |
0.005 |
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Granzyme B |
<15 |
(<15–56) |
<15 |
(<15–41) |
NS |
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The cytokines as well as perforin and granzyme B were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and are expressed as picograms per milliliter. Data are presented as median (range). IFN-γ, interferon-gamma; IL, interleukin; NS, non-significant; TNF-α, tumour necrosis factor-alpha. |
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Cañete et al. Arthritis Research & Therapy 2009 11:R17 doi:10.1186/ar2608 |
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