Table 2.
Correlation analysis between serum brain derived neurotrophic factor levels and inflammatory cytokines and brain derived neurotrophic factor in the schizophrenia group (n = 84)
Serum inflammatory factors
|
BDNF
|
|
r value
|
P value
|
|
IL-1β | -0.160 | 0.145 |
IL-4 | 0.196 | 0.073 |
IL-6 | -0.324a | 0.003 |
IL-10 | 0.080 | 0.470 |
P < 0.05.
BDNF: Brain derived neurotrophic factor; IL: Interleukin.