Cytokine Sample Cytokine level Techniques References
TNFα Decidua Elevated RT-PCR and ELISA [193]
IFNγ Decidua Elevated ELISA [215]
Endometrium Elevated ELISA [216]
TGFβ1 Decidua Declined RT-PCR and ELISA / ELISA [193, 215]
IL1α Endometrium Declined RT-PCR [217]
IL1β Endometrium Declined RNase protection assay [218]
IL2 Decidua Elevated qRT-PCR and ELISA / ELISA [114, 215]
IL4 Decidua Declined qRT-PCR and ELISA [114]
IL6 Decidua Elevated RT-PCR [193]
Endometrium Declined RT-PCR [217]
IL8 Decidua Elevated Microarray [219]
IL10 Decidua Declined qRT-PCR and ELISA / ELISA [114, 215]
IL12 Endometrium Elevated ELISA [216]
IL17 Decidua Unaltered qRT-PCR, WB, and IHC [210]
IL23 Decidua Unaltered/ Elevated qRT-PCR, WB, and IHC / qRT-PCR, and WB [102, 210]
LIF Endometrium Declined ELISA [216]