Figure 1
Concentrations of chemokines and cytokines in cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) and serum: a-b) MCP-1 and IL-8 chemokines and c) IL-6 non-specific pro-inflammatory cytokine were strikingly increased in CSF of BPFNP, d, e) IL-2 and IL-7 cytokines important for T and B cell proliferation and function were increased in CSF of BPFNP (IL-2, IL-7) and in serum of BPFNP and NIPFNP (IL-7), f) IL-15 cytokine was increased in CSF compared to serum in all groups; BPFNP (n = 20) children with Borrelia-related facial palsy; NIPFNP (n = 14) children with non-inflammatory “idiopathic” facial palsy“; Controls (n = 23); P-values are indicated: * p < 0,05; **p < 0,005; *** p < 0,0005; **** p < 0,0001.