Table 4 Cardiac proteins in malaria cases and healthy controls
From: Reduced cardiac output in imported Plasmodium falciparum malaria
Malaria cases | Uncomplicated cases | Complicated cases | Healthy controls | P-value* | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
n = 28 | n = 21 | n = 7 | n = 26 | ||
IL-2, pg/ml (± SD) | 1.3 (± 1.5) | 1.1 (± 1.3) | 2.2 (± 1.9) | 0.5 (± 0.9) | 0.04 |
IL-6, pg/ml (± SD) | 33.8 (± 45.0) | 36.8 (± 49.8) | 21.0 (± 7.5) | 5.0 (± 9.0) | < 0.001 |
TNF, pg/ml (± SD) | 2.6 (± 1.7) | 2.4 (± 1.8) | 3.4 (± 1.0) | 1.5 (± 0.7) | 0.002 |
IFN-γ, pg/ml (± SD) | 4.9 (± 5.5) | 3.3 (± 2.2) | 11.6 (± 10.1) | 1.9 (± 0.7) | < 0.001 |
IL-17A, pg/ml (± SD) | 35.7 (± 29.6) | 26.9 (± 16.9) | 72.9 (± 45.2) | 21.0 (± 9.7) | 0.02 |
IL-4, pg/ml (± SD) | 2.7 (± 1.6) | 2.4 (± 1.5) | 3.9 (± 1.5) | 1.3 (± 1.1) | 0.001 |
IL-10, pg/ml (± SD) | 246.4 (± 366.8) | 256.2 (± 404.7) | 204.4 (± 142.7) | 2.0 (± 0.8) | < 0.001 |