Cytokines Culture results (Mean ± SEM) pValue
Positive Negative
IL-1ra 823.6 ± 324.7 696.1 ± 402.3 0.8563
IL-2 11.13 ± 1.8 7.3 ± 0.6 0.0700
IL-4 1.2 ± 0.1 1.3 ± 0.4 0.5559
IL-6 3167 ± 35.7 3144 ± 51.6 0.5869
IL-8 7729.0 ± 1901.0 1869.0 ± 823.5 0.0250*
IL-9 15.2 ± 2.4 11.4 ± 2.8 0.1889
IL-10 75.9 ± 25.5 50.4 ± 23.4 0.5024
IL-12 (p70) 36.0 ± 18.4 25.4 ± 12.1 0.7511
IL-13 6.0 ± 2.0 6.6 ± 2.1 0.6507
IL-15 11.2 ± 1.8 7.7 ± 1.3 0.1942
IL-17 127.2 ± 92.04 30.66 ± 9.4 0.5261
Eotaxin 39.7 ± 5.4 25.8 ± 3.8 0.0840
Basic FGF 13.2 ± 2.8 47.4 ± 35.2 0.9639
G-CSF 7680.0 ± 1022.0 5692.0 ± 1447.0 0.1743
GM-CSF 73.65 ± 14.4 54.43 ± 3.8 0.3540
IFN-γ 109.8 ± 17.7 80.1 ± 12.5 0.2455
MCP-1 3045.0 ± 974.9 6782.0 ± 3310.0 0.7172
MIP-1a 90.5 ± 41.9 48.3 ± 29.0 0.4687
MIP-1b 279.1 ± 98.6 157.6 ± 55.0 0.7172
PDGF-bb 27.6 ± 5.8 35.7 ± 8.5 0.3651
RANTES 21.3 ± 7.5 14.6 ± 6.3 0.5869
TNF-α 54.7 ± 8.6 40.2 ± 6.0 0.2400
VEGF 609.8 ± 398.4 306.1 ± 190.6 0.5869
*Significantly different
Table 5: Cytokine concentrations (pg/ml) in the endophthalmitis group according to the culture result.