Cytokines Groups (mean + SEM) p Value
Endophthalmitis (N=18) Control (N=39)
IL-1ra 774.0 ± 245.6 9.3 ± 1.4 <0.0001
IL-2 9.7 ± 1.2 1.4 ± 0.2 <0.0001
IL-4 1.3 ± 0.2 0.2 ± 0.1 <0.0001
IL-5 1.0 ± 0.4 0.5 ± 0.1 0.3170
IL-6 3158.3 ± 28.9 95.3 ± 31.8 <0.0001
IL-7 5.1 ± 1.0 9.2 ± 1.2 0.0229
IL-8 5022.5 ± 1305.5 31.5 ± 5.4 <0.0001
IL-9 13.7 ± 1.9 5.4 ± 0.8 <0.0001
IL-10 66.0 ± 17.8 7.0 ± 1.9 <0.0001
IL-12p70 31.9 ± 12.0 49.6 ± 14.9 0.452
Il-13 6.3 ± 1.5 6.0 ± 1.4 0.3283
Il-15 9.9 ± 1.3 5.3 ± 0.6 <0.0001
IL-17 89.7 ± 56.5 3.1 ± 0.2 <0.0001
Eotaxin 34.3 ± 3.9 8.5 ± 1.0 <0.0001
bFGF 26.6 ± 13.8 18.8 ± 6.4 0.005
G-CSF 6906.8 ± 847.6 11.7 ± 4.0 <0.0001
GM-CSF 66.9 ± 9.6 34.7 ± 2.3 <0.0001
IFN-γ 98.3 ± 12.1 25.3 ± 5.1 <0.0001
MCP-1 4498.5 ± 1428.4 850.6 ± 143.2 0.0036
MIP-1a 74.1 ± 27.8 0.9 ± 0.2 <0.0001
MIP-1b 231.9 ± 64.2 11.9 ± 1.4 <0.0001
PDGF 30.8 ± 4.8 8.8 ± 1.8 <0.0001
RANTES 18.8 ± 5.1 14.5 ± 6.0 0.0004
TNF-α 49.1 ± 5.9 3.7 ± 0.4 <0.0001
VEGF 491.7 ± 251.6 523.1 ± 178.5 0.6930
Table 2: Cytokine concentrations (pg/ml) in the endophthalmitis and control groups.