In vitro production of TNFα, IL-6 and sIL-2R in Chinese patients with ulcerative colitis

Table 1 Spontaneous and stimulated production of TNFα, IL-6 and sIL-2r from PBMC

	UC (n = 25)	HC (n = 20)
TNFα (spontaneous) ng/L	304 (46-7044)	215 (46-4009)
TNFα (stimulated) ng/L	509 (46-7244)*	1995 (117-18950)
IL-6 (spontaneous) U/mL	109 ± 94*	44 ± 39
IL-6 (stimulated) U/mL	261 ± 80*	102 ± 54
IL-2r (spontaneous) U/mL	264 ± 115	236 ± 139
sIL-2r (stimulated) U/mL	320 ± 165*	451 ± 247

^*P < 0.05. Median values shown in TNFα, range in brackets; Mean values with standard diviation shown in IL-6 and sIL-2r; HC: Heathy controls.