Table 1.
Correlations between the levels of the different cytokines/chemokines production in the placentas of HIV-1 non-infected women (n = 15) and in the placentas of HIV-1-infected women (n = 22) (shown in bold type).
| HIV- | TNF-α | IL-8 | LIF | IL-10 | IL-16 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| HIV + | ||||||
| TNF-α | −0.495 | −0.557 | 0.128 | 0.275 | ||
| P = 0.06 | P = 0.03 | P = 0.65 | P = 0.32 | |||
| IL-8 | 0.832 | 0.416 | −0.576 | −0.014 | ||
| P < 0.001 | P = 0.12 | P = 0.03 | P = 0.96 | |||
| LIF | 0.624 | 0.717 | −0.274 | 0.294 | ||
| P = 0.002 | P < 0.001 | P = 0.32 | P = 0.29 | |||
| IL-10 | 0.672 | 0.655 | 0.234 | −0.219 | ||
| P = 0.001 | P = 0.001 | P = 0.29 | P = 0.43 | |||
| IL-16 | −0.634 | −0.527 | −0.416 | −0.595 | ||
| P = 0.002 | P = 0.01 | P = 0.05 | P = 0.004 |
IL: interleukin; LIF: leukaemia inhibiting factor; TNF: tumour necrosis factor.