Hashimoto thyroiditis patients have higher IL-17 and IL-23 levels compared with non-thyroiditis controls.
IL-17 and IL-23 levels in hypothyroid thyroiditis patients are comparable to non-thyroiditis controls.
IL-17 and IL-23 levels are negatively correlated with TSH and positively with FT4.
Th17 cytokines are altered in Hashimoto thyroiditis.
The course of thyroiditis might be associated with differences in cytokine patterns.