Figure 1: Serial serum cytokine expression levels between SVR and non-SVR.

Th1-mediated cytokine: IFN-γ, IL-2, TNF-α. Th2-mediated cytokine: IL-4, IL-5, IL-6, IL-10. Immuno-modulatory cytokine: IL-1β, IL-8, IL-12. p.s. SVR n = 73, non-SVR n = 19; EOT: end of treatment.