From: Association of plasma endotoxin, inflammatory cytokines and risk of colorectal adenomas
Tissue levels, * | Case (n = 111) | Control (n = 278) | p | Adjusted |
---|---|---|---|---|
 | (median (min, max)) | (median (min, max)) |  | p** |
TNF-α | 0.8 (0.03, 18.6) | 0.8 (0, 18.2) | 0.92 | 0.92 |
IL-4 | 0.5 (0, 16.0) | 0.4 (0, 14.4) | 0.08 | 0.29 |
IL-6 | 1.0 (0.06, 41.2) | 1.1 (0.1, 39.1) | 0.77 | 0.88 |
IL-8 | 0.5 (0, 24.8) | 0.5 (0, 32.4) | 0.44 | 0.59 |
IL-10 | 0.4 (0, 115.1) | 0.6 (0, 72.9) | 0.05 | 0.29 |
IL-12 | 0.7 (0.04, 24.3) | 0.8 (0.01, 16.3) | 0.34 | 0.54 |
IL-17 | 0.7 (0, 12.4) | 0.9 (0, 15.1) | 0.11 | 0.29 |
IFN-γ | 0.8 (0.06, 56.6) | 0.7 (0.02, 24.8) | 0.34 | 0.54 |