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Table 2 Maternal placental mRNA expression of cytokines in 4 kinds of delivery modes (mean ± SE)

From: Placenta response of inflammation and oxidative stress in low-risk term childbirth: the implication of delivery mode

Cytokines

VD

CDMI

CDMR

UCD

P Value

Pro-inflammatory cytokines

 IL-1β

0.98 ± 0.04

0.85 ± 0.07

0.77 ± 0.06

1.04 ± 0.22

0.042

 TNF-α

1.36 ± 0.05

1.47 ± 0.08

1.59 ± 0.06

1.84 ± 0.23

0.007

 IL-6

0.73 ± 0.04

0.85 ± 0.06

0.90 ± 0.06

1.02 ± 0.22

0.063

 IFN-γ

1.18 ± 0.06

1.12 ± 0.09

1.15 ± 0.07

1.59 ± 0.25

0.399

 IL-8

0.87 ± 0.04

0.65 ± 0.07

0.55 ± 0.06

0.96 ± 0.20

<0.001

Anti-inflammatory cytokines

 IL-4

0.93 ± 0.05

0.81 ± 0.08

0.89 ± 0.06

1.19 ± 0.22

0.354

 IL-10

1.07 ± 0.05

0.99 ± 0.08

0.96 ± 0.07

1.11 ± 0.23

0.538

Oxidative stress cytokines

 HO-1

0.91 ± 0.04

1.09 ± 0.08

1.15 ± 0.06

0.90 ± 0.16

0.009

  1. VD vaginal delivery, CDMI cesarean delivery with medical indication, CDMR cesarean deliveryon maternal request, UCD urgent cesarean delivery