Even though discrete differences can be observed between cervical expression levels of IL-4, IL-6, TGF-β1, TNF-α and IFN-γ mRNA normalized to GAPDH mRNA, only the median levels of IL-10 mRNA relative to GAPDH were higher in the SIL cases than in the NCL ones. Here, TNF is linked to squamous cell intraepithelial neoplasia.