Table 3 Number of positive responses detected by the Bio-Rad and Invitrogen kits.
Cytokine | Bio-Rad | Invitrogen | Number (%) of concordant positive observations |
|---|---|---|---|
IL-1β | 17/17 | 17/17 | 17 (100%) |
IL-2 | 10/17 | 1/17 | 1 (5.8%) |
IL-4 | 15/17 | 0/17 | 0 (0%) |
IL-5 | 5/17 | 0/17 | 0 (0%) |
IL-6 | 7/17 | 16/17 | 7 (41.2%) |
IL-8 | 0/17 | 0/17 | 0 (0%) |
IL-10 | 9/17 | 1/17 | 1 (5.8%) |
GM-CSF | 1/17 | 13/17 | 1 (5.8%) |
IFN-γ | 12/17 | 0/17 | 0 (0%) |
TNF | 12/17 | 9/17 | 9 (52.9%) |
TOTAL all cytokines | 88 | 57 |