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Table 2 The serum levers of apoE and other cytokines [pg/ml, M (Q 1 , Q 3 )]

From: The positive correlations of apolipoprotein E with disease activity and related cytokines in systemic lupus erythematosus

Items

SLE patients

Controls

 

Pre-treatment

Post-treatment

 

N

40

40

40

ApoE

18.31 (13.09, 45.37)*#

12.95 (8.03, 30.50)&

8.10 (5.94, 10.81)

IL-6

0.86 (0.70, 1.72)*#

0.72 (0.58, 1.18)

0.67 (0.51, 0.82)

IFN-γ

41.06 (33.25, 118.51)*#

33.85 (17.00, 56.08)

34.61 (29.12, 43.23)

IL-10

39.35 (31.94, 92.33)*#

33.85 (17.33, 58.80)

31.82 (23.46, 44.48)

  1. Note: *, p < 0.05, SLE (pre-treatment) compared with normal controls; #, p < 0.05, SLE (pre-treatment) compared with SLE (post-treatment); &, p < 0.05, SLE (post-treatment) compared with normal controls.
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