Table 1

Vasculitis syndromes: associated cytokines4–7

Vasculitis syndrome	Associated cytokines
Vasculitis syndrome	TNF-α	IL-1	IL-2	IL-6	IL-8	IL-10	IL-12	MCP1	IFN-γ	TGF-β	VEGF	PDGF
Wegener’s granulomatosis4	+	+		+	+			+	+	+	+
Giant cell arteritis4	+	+	+	+					+	+	+	+
Kawasaki disease4-6	+		+	+	+	+		+	+	+	+
Henoch–Schonlein purpura4	+	+		+
Behçet’s disease4	+	+		+	+	+	+
Takayasu’s arteritis7				+	+

IFN, interferon; MCP1, monocyte chemoattractant protein 1; PDGF, platelet derived growth factor; TNF, tumour necrosis factor; TGF, transforming growth factor; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor.