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Table 3 Relative Change in cytokine mRNA in the first 24 hours after surgery

From: Post-operative infection and sepsis in humans is associated with deficient gene expression of γccytokines and their apoptosis mediators

 

POP

Non POP

P

IL-2

6.7 (2.1 to 28.1)

1.1 (0.3 to 4.7)

< 0.0001

N

14

37

 

IL-7

1.3 (0.9 to 6.2)

0.9 (0.5 to 2.1)

0.003

N

18

41

 
  1. Relative change in cytokine mRNA gene expression in first 24 hours after surgery. These data represent the ratio of pre-operative mRNA to post-operative mRNA; the preoperative value divided by the post-operative value. All values are quotes as median and 10th to 90th centile range. POP, post-operative pneumonia, Non POP, uneventful recovery; mRNA, messenger ribonucleic acid. Comparison is by Mann Whitney. N denotes the number of patients in each group.
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