No significant differences were observed in the serum levels of IL-12p70, IL-10, IL-2, IL-8, IL-6, IL-5, IL-4, IL-1β, IFN-γ, TNF-α or TNF-β between the patients with ITP and the controls (Table II). Here, CXCL8 is linked to autoimmune thrombocytopenic purpura.