Table 2 The secretion of cytokines (pg/ml)
From: The significance of serum S100 calcium-binding protein A4 in silicosis
|
CG (n = 12) |
Silicosis (n = 42) | p-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| TGF-β1 | 21,968.10 (15,404.13–45,419.29) | 49,046.82 (21,500.08–116,110.40) | 0.027 |
| CTGF | 1001.2 (157.9–2028.7) | 1157.3 (730.5–2386.0) | 0.04 |
| TNF-α | 33.41 ± 17.81 | 44.39 ± 13.04 | 0.026 |
| IL-6 | 50.10 (42.52–75.34) | 66.60 (48.88–101.68) | 0.031 |