Multivariate evaluation pointed to prognostic value of IL-6 (spontaneous and induced production) , IL-8 (spontaneous and induced production) , TNF-alpha (spontaneous production) , IFN-gamma (induced production) , TNK-cells (CD3 + CD16 + CD56 +) , and T-regulatory cells (CD4 + CD25 + Treg).
Our results clearly demonstrate that among the various cytokines analyzed a predominant release of TNF-alpha , IL-8 and IL-6 is obtained.
Although the on-rate kinetics of cytokine production were nearly identical , activated T cells produced more IFN-gamma , but less TNF-alpha , than memory T cells.
Although persistence is a key characteristic of memory storage , its mechanisms are scarcely characterized.