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. 2012 Oct 24;7(10):e48155. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0048155

Table 2. Correlations between mRNA expression of cytokines and macrophage markers in visceral adipose tissue of morbidly obese patients.

IL-β IL-6 TNFα
CD11b 0.119 0.052 0.455a
CSF-3 0.596a 0.635a 0.050
PLAUR 0.708a 0.763a 0.118
MCP-1 0.448a 0.510a 0.365a
CD11c 0.630a 0.580a 0.200

Correlations were determined by Spearman’s correlation coefficient test.

a

p<0.01;

b

p<0.05 CD11b, Cluster of differentiation molecule 11B; PLAUR, Plasminogen activator urokinase receptor, MCP-1; Monocyte chemotactic protein-1; CSF-3, Colony-stimulating factor 3; CD11c, Integrin, alpha X; IL-1β, interleukin 1β; IL-6, Interleukin 6; TNFα, Tumor necrosis factor α.