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Table 2 Synovial fluid analysis in early untreated Behçet disease and psoriatic arthritis

From: Distinct synovial immunopathology in Behçet disease and psoriatic arthritis

 

Behçet disease

Psoriatic arthritis

P value

 

n = 8

n = 9

 

Cells/mm3

15,840

(7,600–30,720)

15,000

(2,250–35,500)

NS

Neutrophils/mm3

10,865

(4,200–28,000)

10,000

(562–23,450)

NS

Percentage neutrophils

72.5

(53.75–91.15)

74.07

(24.98–94)

NS

IL-6

8,850

(6,484–12,157)

8,678

(6,107–11,022)

NS

IL-8

272

(115–4,500)

241

(102–3,033)

NS

TNF-α

13.5

(9–44)

11

(0.1–32)

NS

IFN-γ

103.5

(9–323)

89

(62–134)

NS

IL-2

26.5

(9–34)

38

(31–78)

0.017

IL-4

80.5

(66–111)

86

(77–107)

NS

IL-10

17.5

(5–22)

10

(2–28)

NS

IL-17

<25

 

<25

 

NS

Perforin

1168

(428–2,010)

278

(132–642)

0.005

Granzyme B

<15

(<15–56)

<15

(<15–41)

NS

  1. The cytokines as well as perforin and granzyme B were detected by enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and are expressed as picograms per milliliter. Data are presented as median (range). IFN-γ, interferon-gamma; IL, interleukin; NS, non-significant; TNF-α, tumour necrosis factor-alpha.