Table 2. Level of cytokines and tumor markers in saliva depending on the histological type of lung cancer

Indicator

Squamous Cell Carcinoma,
n=27

Adenocarcinoma,
n=32

Neuroendocrine lung cancer,
n=11

IL-2

0.97 [0.64; 2.21]

1.15 [0.68; 2.21]

1.77 [1.06; 2.52]

IL-4

0.53 [0.20; 1.15]

1.19 [0.30; 1.67]

0.69 [0.34; 1.40]

IL-6

1.39 [0.44; 4.63]

0.97 [0.63; 2.34]

1.10 [0.56; 1.81]

IL-8

124.82 [89.50; 179.01]

112.00 [51.99; 231.00]

117.00 [61.50; 251.99]

IL-10

1.62 [1.08; 2.51]

2.17 [1.37; 2.87]

2.55 [1.33; 3.10]

IL-18

11.50 [5.09; 50.40]

9.47 [4.04; 33.80]

14.40 [11.20; 17.00]

TNF-α

1.297 [0.884; 1.710]

0.526 [0.190; 0.910]

0.564 [0.487; 0.641]

CRP

0.030 [0.016; 0.090]

0.027 [0.015; 0.041]

0.014 [0.012; 0.036]