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Table 1 Cytokine levels in AA patients and controls (mean ± SD)

From: Altered expression of T cell Immunoglobulin-Mucin (Tim) molecules in peripheral blood mononuclear cells in aplastic anemia

Groups

Numbers of cases

IFN-γ(pg/ml)

Controls

40

11.2 ± 5.2

AA (active)

41

44.2 ± 8.6*#

  SAA

20

48.8 ± 6.8&

  MAA

21

39.1 ± 7.5

AA (remission)

29

11.4 ± 4.9

  1. *P < 0.05, AA (active) compared with normal controls;
  2. #P < 0.05, AA (active) compared with AA(remission);
  3. &P < 0.05, SAA compared with MAA.