Table 3 Serum and salivary level of cytokines in patients and controls

IL-10 (pg/ml)

2.3 (1.2–3.9)

1.65 (0.54–2.9)

0.0003^a

TGF-β (ng/ml)

11.3 (3.5–164.1)

7.8 (1.8–26.2)

0.0005^a

VEGF (pg/ml

614 (14–1374)

210 (17–712)

0.0004^a

TNF-α (ng/ml)

15.9 (4.9–39.1)

12.9 (10.4–19.5)

0.1397

IL-10 (pg/ml)

5.9 (2.9–12.7)

2.5 (0.45–5.1)

0.00002^a

TGF-β (ng/ml)

24.1 (7–87.9)

14.8 (5.4–30.1)

0.00002^a

VEGF (pg/ml)

4321 (1566–7791)

280 (130–980)

0.0000^a

TNF-α (ng/ml)

23.1 (15.8–26.0)

11.3 (8.2–17.7)

0.00002^a