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Table 1 Comparison of mean plasma EBV DNA load and cytokine levels between NPC patients and controls.

From: Quantification of Epstein-Barr virus DNA load, interleukin-6, interleukin-10, transforming growth factor-β1 and stem cell factor in plasma of patients with nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Plasma Factors

NPC Patients (mean ± SE)

Healthy Controls (mean ± SE; n = 39)

 

Untreated (n = 51)

Treated (n = 51)

 

EBV Load (copy/ml)

1669 ± 637

57 ± 37

0 ± 0

IL-6 (pg/ml)

164 ± 37

58 ± 16

31 ± 13

IL-10 (pg/mL)

4 ± 4

15 ± 9

9 ± 5

TGF-β1 (pg/mL)

2020 ± 384

4034 ± 2110

6368 ± 683

SCF (pg/mL)

532 ± 102

581 ± 133

1115 ± 193

  1. Plasma samples from NPC patients, both pre- and post-treatment, and healthy controls were analyzed for the EBV DNA load, IL-6, IL-10, TGF-β1 and SCF levels. Data represents mean ± SE. Differences in means that are of statistical significance are explained in the text.