From: Th cytokine profile in childhood-onset systemic lupus erythematosus
Cytokine | SLEDAI-2 K score | CD4+/CD8+ | Nephritis | |||
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
r | P value | r | P value | r | P value | |
IL-2 | 0.382 | 0.028* | 0.028 | 0.887 | −0.176 | 0.329 |
IL-4 | 0.188 | 0.348 | −0.277 | 0.162 | 0.365 | 0.061 |
IL-5 | 0.173 | 0.387 | −0.150 | 0.456 | 0.067 | 0.738 |
IL-6 | 0.514 | 0.002** | −0.381 | 0.029* | 0.368 | 0.035* |
IL-9 | 0.310 | 0.141 | −0.270 | 0.201 | 0.264 | 0.212 |
IL-10 | 0.429 | 0.016* | −0.265 | 0.149 | 0.227 | 0.219 |
IL-13 | 0.104 | 0.565 | −0.220 | 0.219 | 0.284 | 0.109 |
IL-17A | 0.113 | 0.553 | −0.375 | 0.041* | 0.236 | 0.210 |
IL-17F | 0.260 | 0.157 | −0.256 | 0.164 | 0.252 | 0.172 |
IL-21 | 0.302 | 0.112 | −0.030 | 0.876 | 0.328 | 0.083 |
IL-22 | −0.024 | 0.893 | 0.027 | 0.886 | 0.298 | 0.109 |
IFN-γ | 0.085 | 0.642 | −0.445 | 0.011* | 0.314 | 0.080 |
TNF-α | 0.217 | 0.277 | −0.106 | 0.599 | 0.415 | 0.031* |