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Table 3 Intracellular cytokine production during acute exacerbation

From: Increased replication of CD4+ naive T cells and changes in T cell homeostasis in a case of acute exacerbation of juvenile idiopathic arthritis: a case comparison study

 

Patient with JIA with acute exacerbation

JIA group (n=6)

HD group (n=6)

TNFα (percentage of CD4+CD45RA+)

6.09

6.99±2.52 (6.37; 4.62 to 10.43)

6.26±4.60 (4.47; 1.82 to 12.9)

IFNα (percentage of CD4+CD45RA+)

19.63*

2.77±1.24 (2.60; 1.15 to 4.39)

4.04±2.21 (3.52; 1.39 to 7.49)

IL-2 (percentage of CD4+CD45RA+)

53.74

37.63±31.49 (28.65; 5.53 to 81.25)

14.68±9.79 (14.54; 3.12 to 28.56)

TNFα (percentage of CD4+CD45RO+)

41.99*

21.11±9.17 (21.18; 7.74 to 34.36)

18.19±8.79 (15.38; 11.31 to 34.69)

IFNα (percentage of CD4+CD45RO+)

41.23*

10.05±4.09 (10.12; 4.52 to 14.46)

13.30±6.07 (12.08; 8.21 to 24.21)

IL-2 (percentage of CD4+CD45RO+)

79.77

50.09±30.69 (41.09; 15.65 to 90.03)

31.01±22.65 (24.37; 8.56 to 60.41)

TNFα (percentage of CD8+CD45RA+)

8.19

7.05±3.64 (6.40; 2.70 to 21.30)

5.39±4.04 (4.35; 1.44 to 11.80)

IFNγ (percentage of CD8+CD45RA+)

18.21

11.27±8.12 (8.19; 4.49 to 24.05)

8.68±5.13 (6.86; 4.61 to 18.20)

IL-2 (percentage of CD8+CD45RA+)

54.61*

25.73±26.00 (16.35; 6.63 to 17.52)

12.49±9.45 (8.44; 3.99 to 25.89)

TNFα (percentage of CD8+CD45RO+)

68.22*

24.04±10.02 (27.43; 11.44 to 33.10)

22.98±9.35 (22.6; 12.27 to 35.64)

IFNγ (percentage of CD8+CD45RO+)

83.67*

28.26±19.57 (27.43; 2.63 to 50.26)

34.77±17.44 (33.33; 9.14 to 61.50)

IL-2 (percentage of CD8+CD45RO+)

73.48*

34.82±15.52 (31.53; 17.52 to 58.08)

23.84±22.63 (12.86; 4.58 to 60.27)

  1. Total counts ×103 cells/μL are given as mean±standard deviation (median; range). Values from our patient with JIA with acute exacerbation (patient 7) below or above the range found in the JIA group are indicated with *.
  2. HD, healthy donors; IFN, interferon; IL, interleukin; JIA, juvenile idiopathic arthritis; TNF, tumor necrosis factor.