Table 2 Th17-related cytokines in serum.

From: Imbalance of Th17/Tregs in rats with smoke inhalation-induced acute lung injury

Cytokines

Con

ALI 6 h

ALI 24 h

IL-6 (pg/ml)

63.6 ± 11.6

122.3 ± 16.9**

192.0 ± 18.9**##

IL-17A (pg/ml)

6.1 ± 1.5

13.3 ± 2.1**

19.3 ± 1.9**#

TGF-β (pg/ml)

295.6 ± 41.4

481.7 ± 49.1*

769.1 ± 83.2**##

IL-23 (pg/ml)

116.8 ± 4.5

131.0 ± 2.6**

149.6 ± 2.3**##

  1. Con (normal control group, ambient air inhalation, n = 10), ALI 6 h (ALI group, smoke inhalation for 6 h, n = 10), ALI 24 h (ALI group, smoke inhalation for 24 h, n = 10); data are presented as mean ± S.E.M. *P < 0.05 and **P < 0.01 versus normal control group; #P < 0.05 and ##P < 0.01 versus ALI 6 h group.
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