Table 2 Concentrations of immune parameters and monocyte markers in TS and healthy controls

Monocytes/nl

Patients

0.57 ± 0.22

50.1

−2.152

0.031

Controls

0.47 ± 0.11

38.37

TNF-alpha pg/ml

Patients

0.43 ± 0.18

33.09

−2.421

0.015

Controls

0.56 ± 0.25

45.39

IL-6 pg/ml

Patients

1.89 ± 1.71

39.41

−1.215

n.s.

Controls

1,74 ± 1,64

33.43

IL1-ra ng/ml

Patients

0.03 ± 0.09

36.11

−2.813

0.005

Controls

0.04 ± 0.06

51.24

sCD14 ng/ml

Patients

6.37 ± 1.43

30.25

−4.934

<0.0001

Controls

8.40 ± 2.00

56,68

CRP mg/dl

Patients

0.43 ± 0.27

45.53

−2.013

0.044

Controls

0.37 ± 0.37

37.85

Neopterin nmol/l

Patients

6.03 ± 2.19

48.51

−2.084

0.037

Controls

5.19 ± 1.84

37.36