Analysis of cytokines in BAL fluid
| TNF-α (pg/ml) | IL-1β (pg/ml) | IL-6 (pg/ml) | |
| Controls (n = 8) | 0.15 (0.08) | 0.62 (0.22) | 1.24 (0.32) |
| HTLV-1 non-carriers (n = 16) | 2.48 (2.09)** | 9.95 (5.99)*** | 7.34 (6.21)2-150 |
| HTLV-I carriers (n = 10) | 2.21 (1.83)2-150 | 8.09 (5.49)** | 8.39 (7.02)** |
Values are mean (SD).
↵2-150 p<0.05, **p<0.01, ***p<0.001 compared with the normal control subjects.