Condition | Patients with pSS (n = 7) | Controls (n = 7) | ||||
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BAFF mRNA/β-actin mRNA | Fold increase over baseline | p versus baselinea | BAFF mRNA/β-actin mRNA | Fold increase over baseline | p versus baselinea | |
Baseline | 0.44 ± 0.08 | 0.58 ± 0.2 | ||||
IL-10 | 0.9 ± 0.36 | 3.38 | 0.3 | 0.7 ± 0.28 | 1.57 | 0.3 |
TNF-α | 0.7 ± 0.28 | 1.62 | 0.27 | 1.0 ± 0.3 | 3.15 | 0.25 |
IFN-α | 9.2 ± 2.47 | 26.96 | 0.03 | 13.7 ± 9.1 | 19.06 | 0.2 |
IFN-γ | 10.4 ± 1.65 | 25.01 | 0.008 | 12.2 ± 4.37 | 26.65 | 0.03 |
IFN-γ + TNF-α | 23.7 ± 6.86 | 62.06 | 0.008 | 8.3 ± 3.18 | 17.66 | 0.06 |