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Table 7 Cytokines in sera from shooting instructors occupationally exposed to UFPs (N = 30)

From: Occupational exposure to ultrafine particles in police officers: no evidence for adverse respiratory effects

Cytokines

Timepoint 0

Timepoint 1

Timepoint 2

IL-2 ng/ml

4.4 (0–29.9)

4.0 (0–21.8)

5.8 (0–51.8)

IL-4 ng/ml

0.2 (0–3.2)

0.5 (0–2.7)

0.1 (0–1.0)

IL-5 ng/ml

2.2 (0–28.6)

2.7 (0–26.5)

1.4 (0–39.4)

IL-6 ng/ml

0.4 (0–3.1)

0.9 (0–4.3)

0.3 (0–1.7)

IL-8 ng/ml

16.0 (0–73.8)

28.8 (0–244.2)

25.7 (0–172.6)

IFN-γ

9.6 (0–87.3)

25.1 (0–153.2)

10.7 (0–75.1)

GM-CSF

0.6 (0–4.1)

1.0 (0–6.3)

0.8 (0–8.4)

  1. Data expressed in mean (range)
  2. IL interleukin, IFN-γ interferon gamma, GM-CSF granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor