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Table 2 Cytokine detection in plasma and synovial fluids of RA patients

From: Overexpression of TLR2 and TLR9 on monocyte subsets of active rheumatoid arthritis patients contributes to enhance responsiveness to TLR agonists

 

Blood

Synovial fluids

IL-6

23.6 ± 5.3

11484.5 ± 3960.2

IL-1ÎČ

N.D.

4.0 ± 1.6

TNF α

N.D.

2.8 ± 0.4

MCP-1

87.2 ± 11.1

975.4 ± 691.9

  1. Concentrations (pg/ml) of cytokines (IL-6, IL-1ÎČ, TNFα, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1 (MCP-1) were monitored by cytometric bead array in plasma and synovial fluids from rheumatoid arthritis (RA) patients. Presence of cytokines was not detected in plasma from healthy volunteers. Data are mean ± standard error of the mean. N.D. not detected