| NEC (min-max) | EC (min-max) | UM (min-max) | SM (min-max) | CM (min-max) | ExCM (min-max) |
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TNF (pg/ml)
| 57 (39–73) | 78 (63–120) | 180 (119–207) | 200 (173–381) | 530 (258–1227) | 81 (69–124) |
IFN- γ (pg/ml) | 23 (10–31) | 22 (17–201) | 119 (70–153) | 127 (111–200) | 65 (45–101) | 32 (11–53) |
IL-10 (pg/ml)
| 13 (5–26) | 22 (11–31) | 120 (97–147) | 176 (121–253) | 301 (175–506) | 85 (40–108) |
IL-4 (pg/ml)
| 18 (8–40) | 58 (23–84) | 65 (31–204) | 69 (50–89) | 62 (40–85) | 48 (29–80) |
- NEC – non endemic control, EC – endemic control, UM – uncomplicated malaria, SM – severe malaria (non-cerebral), CM – cerebral malaria, ExCM – Ex-cerebral malaria.
- Comparing group by group with the Endemic control: TNF was significantly lower in NEC (p = 0,0006) and higher in UM (p = 1,19 × 10-7), SM (p = 1,01 × 10-5) and CM (p = 2,26 × 10-7); IFN-γ was significantly higher in all diseased groups (UM – p = 5,11 × 10-6, SM – p = 1,01 × 10-6, CM – p = 9,71 × 10-6); IL-10 was significantly higher in all diseased groups (UM – p = 1,04 × 10-7, SM – p = 1,01 × 10-5 and CM – p = 2,46 × 10-7).