Table 1 Ascites levels of the selected inflammatory cytokines
Cytokines | Benign controls median, pg/ml | Serous EOC median, pg/ml | Fold change (FC) relative to benign | P value |
|---|---|---|---|---|
IL-6 | 15 (6–65) | 1820 (279–4327) | 121 | <0.001 |
IL-10 | 10 (0–45) | 97,5 (23–186) | 9.8 | <0.001 |
Leptin | 254 (152–917) | 453 (177–1956) | 1.8 | NS |
suPAR | 272 (89–15,944) | 7021 (1170–15,538) | 28.8 | NS |
CCL18 | 15,000 (2000–27,000) | 20,000 (3000–39,000) | 1.3 | NS |
OPG | 18 (2–166) | 296 (23–865) | 16,4 | 0.012 |