Table 2 Circulatory levels of inflammatory cytokines in the study subjects as assessed by multiplex assay.

From: Association of NF-E2 Related Factor 2 (Nrf2) and inflammatory cytokines in recent onset Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

Cytokines

Control

DM

IL2

3.95(4.89–7.78)

4.11(3.97–8.47)

IL-4

2.08(0.75–5.75)

8.52 (5.22–14.47)*

IL-5

23.71(9.18–27.06)

42.75(20.94–69.93)

IL10

19.680(2.885–28.66)

72.15(44.79–102.2)*

IL12

5.923(2.23–8.725)

8.1(5.87–36.44)

IL-13

4.545(2.95–12.06)

15.11(10.44–19.37)*

IFN-γ

112.8(75.66–179.6)

325.9(183.8–473.4)*

GM-CSF

4.21(2.94–8.45)

23.88(12.94–43.59)*

TNFα

35.12(10.73–54.08)

98.25(58.63–138.8)*

  1. IL, interleukin; IFN, interferon; TNF, tumor necrosis factor; GM-CSF, Granulocyte-macrophage colony-stimulating factor. All data are reported as median (range). *Indicates DM subjects compared with control subjects. *p < 0.05.
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