Table 2

Association between Cytokine Secretion by CBMCs and Mode of Delivery



Cytokine Levels (pg/ml)





Vaginal Delivery (n = 22)
Cesarean Section (n = 15)


median
ranges
% with Detectable Value±
median
ranges
% with Detectable Value±
wilcoxon p-value

IL-13









Media
0.01*
0.01–47.58
40.9
3.77
0.01–32.96
57.1
0.25

Fel d 1
0.01
0.01–66.27
33.3
10.40
0.01–126.38
71.4
0.04

Der f 1
0.01
0.01–75.65
40.9
26.14
0.01–65.61
85.7
0.01

PHA
25.18
0.01–223.54
63.6
39.31
7.50–246.04
100.0
0.22

LPS
5.46
0.01–565.55
50.0
20.19
0.01–44.65
78.6
0.39
IFN-γ









Media
3.69
0.01–53.02
50.0
6.32
0.01–39.75
85.7
0.24

Fel d 1
1.24
0.01–52.00
50.0
9.22
0.01–34.18
85.7
0.41

Der f 1
8.10
0.01–58.93
59.1
16.52
0.01–54.95
85.7
0.43

PHA
11.10
0.01–173.58
63.6
23.23
0.01–866.65
85.7
0.38

LPS
20.03
0.01–218.70
68.2
15.21
0.01–85.27
85.7
0.97
IL-10









Media
0.01
0.01–49.96
18.2
0.01
0.01–0.01
0
0.10

Fel d 1
0.01
0.01–355.80
27.3
0.01
0.01–78.57
14.3
0.37

Der f 1
0.01
0.01–399.46
36.4
0.01
0.01–175.30
28.6
0.44

PHA
21.50
0.01–759.45
59.1
0.01
0.01–367.98
42.9
0.23

LPS
181.91
0.01–787.56
95.5
259.11
0.01–863.05
78.6
0.65

*Low value of 0.01 was assigned to undetectable cytokine level.

± Percentage of cord blood samples in which cytokine measured by ELISA have detectable values within each category of mode of delivery.

For comparison of cord blood cytokines between neonates born by vaginal delivery and those born by cesarean section.

Ly et al. Clinical and Molecular Allergy 2006 4:13   doi:10.1186/1476-7961-4-13