Role of cervical dendritic cell subsets, co-stimulatory molecules, cytokine secretion profile and beta-estradiol in development of sequalae to Chlamydia trachomatis infection

Table 3 Cytokine concentrations in cervical washes of Chlamydia positive women and controls.

	Control	CT positive fertile women	CT positive women with fertility Disorder
IL-6	34.97 (04.5–418.0)	19.83 (36.4–598.3)	74.47 (23.7–1674.8)^#
IL-8	89.9 (UDL-247.57)	137.4 (13.7–375.9)	551.58 (32–1074.0)^#
IL-10	07.57 (UDL-20.5)	09.27 (UDL-36.0)	27.94 (UDL-105.98)^#
IL-12	127.16 (105.7–279.8)	294.62 (136.0–275.2)^#	148.51 (89.5–602.9)
IFN-γ	115.91 (95.1–489.5)	164.37 (103.4-573.7)	347.96 (144.1–460.3)^#
TNF-α	102.15 (34.8–356.1)	102.93 (59.8–418.4)	101.97 (93.2–507.0)

NOTE. Data represent median values. Figures in parentheses depict range. CT, Chlamydia trachomatis; Dis, Disorders; UDL-Under detection limit
^# P < 0.05 compared to other groups by Mann Whitney U test

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