Inflammatory mediator concentrations in 49 middle ear effusions (MEEs) from COM patients.

<p>A Luminex multiplex assay was performed with 50 different MEEs to determine the concentration of 10 inflammatory mediators: IL1B/6/8/10/13/17A interleukin 1B/6/8/10/13/17A; MDC macrophage derived cytokine; RANTES regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted; TNFα tumor necrosis factor alpha; VEGF vascular endothelial growth factor. The individual results are represented as shapes of each mediator and the mean concentration is listed below the graph. IL8 concentration was statistically higher by ANOVA (p<0.0001) than the concentration of the other mediators.