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Table 1 IL-17 protein concentration in serum and IL-17 mRNA content in PBMC x ¯ ± s

From: Expression of Interleukin-17 associated with disease progression and liver fibrosis with hepatitis B virus infection: IL-17 in HBV infection

 

Cases

IL-17(pg/ml)

IL-17A mRNA

Normal controls

20

28.2 ± 7.78

0.05 ± 0.07

CHB

47

38.9 ± 11.34*##

0.41 ± 0.14**##

LC

49

63.9 ± 18.82**

0.80 ± 0.17**

PHC

44

46.8 ± 14.39**#

0.55 ± 0.13**##

CLF

33

44.0 ± 3.78**##

0.40 ± 0.09**##

  1. *P < 0.005, **P < 0.001 compared with normal control, #P < 0.005, ##P < 0.001 compared with LC.