Cytokine dysregulation persists in childhood post Neonatal Encephalopathy

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Table 2 Cytokines levels in control group, NE0/I and NE II/III

Cytokines	Control (n = 40) (Mean)	NE (0/I) (Mean)	NE (II/III) (Mean)	p value (a)	P value (b)
IL2	0.54	1.18	1.35	0.02	0.40
IL6	1.27	2.03	2.31	0.05	0.73
IL8	16.77	37.99	77.67	0.11	0.39
TNF α	3.63	4.74	4.69	0.17	0.95
GMCSF	0.24	2.01	0.41	0.02	0.34
IFN Y	15.98	15.33	11.44	0.92	0.29
EPO	90.45	98.07	93.22	0.62	0.63
IL10	0.75	1.68	1.74	0.21	0.95
IL 18	532.57	628.01	683.14	0.16	0.56
IL -IRA	681.91	767.10	649.44	0.68	0.61
IL-1α	1.60	0.85	2.01	0.12	0.11
IL-1β	0.62	1.52	1.32	0.20	0.81
TNF β	1.29	3.17	2.63	0.01	0.42
VEGF	106.65	122.57	148.57	0.50	0.68

Means and p value using Student t-test. IL interleukin, TNF tumor necrosis factor, IFN interferon, VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor, EPO erythropoietin, GMCSF granulocyte colony stimulating factor. p (a)-p value Control vs NE 0/I and p (b) p value NE0/I vs NEII/III

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