Research Article
Serum Levels of TNF-α, IL-12/23p40, and IL-17 in Plaque Psoriasis and Their Correlation with Disease Severity
Table 2
Serum levels of TNF-α, IL-12/23p40, and IL-17 in psoriatic patients and controls.
| Cytokines | Psoriatic patients ( = 32) | Controls ( = 32) | values |
| TNF-α (pg/mL) | | | | Mean ± SD | 7.45 ± 1.98 | 4.21 ± 1.80 |
0.000* | Median (min–max) | 7.41 (2.23–10.80) | 3.84 (1.80–7.13) | IL-12/23p40 (pg/mL) | | | | Mean ± SD | 93.63 ± 58.20 | 91.51 ± 45.89 |
0.968 | Median (min–max) | 60.02 (36.18–198.34) | 93.75 (26.10–207.51) | IL-17 (pg/mL) | | | | Mean ± SD | 2.67 ± 3.46 | 1.80 ± 2.81 |
0.311 | Median (min–max) | 0.45 (0.00–8.59) | 0.00 (0.00–11.35) |
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Mann-Whitney test; *statistically significant.
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