Table 2 Cytokine concentrations (pg/ml) in the bronchoalveolar lavage fluid.

From: Cytokine signatures associate with disease severity in children with Mycoplasma pneumoniae pneumonia

 

Control (n = 26)

Mild MPP (n = 45)

Severe MPP (n = 43)

TNFα

8.65 ± 2.32

80.31 ± 17.79

159.36 ± 27.88

IL6

34.67 ± 11.32

123.23 ± 29.32

348.09 ± 73.86

IL1β

23.3 ± 10.51

103.93 ± 27.8

408.66 ± 73.89

MCP1

310.95 ± 45.42

1820.35 ± 281.8

3173.96 ± 377.59

IL4

5.43 ± 1.05

15.12 ± 2.81

31.82 ± 4.92

IL10

1.96 ± 0.35

33.71 ± 7.05

75.54 ± 17.99

IFNγ

2.54 ± 0.36

26.55 ± 6.21

57.06 ± 12.46

IL13

9.09 ± 1.52

17.97 ± 1.7

21.68 ± 1.91

IL5

0.25 ± 0.04

3.29 ± 0.82

9.7 ± 3.86

sCD40L

8.33 ± 2.55

32.84 ± 4.85

36.66 ± 4.57

Flt3L

9.46 ± 0.79

19.81 ± 1.21

24.28 ± 1.24

IL2

0.64 ± 0.16

1.04 ± 0.29

2.04 ± 0.42

IFNα2

14.33 ± 2.46

17.97 ± 1.45

28.12 ± 2.26

  1. Data represent the mean ± S.E.M.