Table 3.
Correlations among age, parity, CA125 concentration, the expression of PRR, cytokines, and NOS mRNAs, and Ig concentrations
| Endometriosis group | Control group | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pearson's Coefficients | P value | Pearson's coefficients | P value | ||
| Age | TLR1 | -.099 | .567 | -.248 | .171 |
| TLR2 | -.068 | .710 | -.263 | .176 | |
| TLR4 | -.095 | .619 | -.235 | .247 | |
| TLR5 | -.056 | .766 | -.192 | .338 | |
| TLR6 | -.048 | .789 | -.260 | .165 | |
| TLR9 | .089 | .611 | -.153 | .410 | |
| NOD1 | -.044 | .797 | -.146 | .410 | |
| NOD2 | -.045 | .796 | -.280 | .142 | |
| IL-1β | -.104 | .547 | -.145 | .412 | |
| IL-6 | .070 | .687 | -.087 | .625 | |
| IL-8 | -.167 | .325 | -.248 | .152 | |
| IL-10 | .098 | .558 | .063 | .721 | |
| IL-12 | -.075 | .655 | -.210 | .226 | |
| IFN-ɤ | .191 | .259 | -.014 | .935 | |
| TNF-α | .172 | .303 | .056 | .748 | |
| iNOS | .273 | .102 | -.196 | .267 | |
| eNOS | .202 | .223 | .062 | .719 | |
| Ig G | .209 | .195 | -.021 | .903 | |
| Ig A | .339 | .032 | .034 | .844 | |
| Ig M | .268 | .094 | .316 | .060 | |
| Parity | TLR1 | -.109 | .539 | -.182 | .319 |
| TLR2 | -.089 | .639 | -.197 | .315 | |
| TLR4 | -.122 | .537 | -.151 | .462 | |
| TLR5 | -.076 | .697 | -.116 | .565 | |
| TLR6 | -.062 | .738 | -.201 | .288 | |
| TLR9 | .036 | .843 | -.033 | .861 | |
| NOD1 | -.063 | .725 | .028 | .876 | |
| NOD2 | -.062 | .733 | -.211 | .271 | |
| IL-1β | -.125 | .481 | -.108 | .541 | |
| IL-6 | .009 | .961 | .077 | .666 | |
| IL-8 | .168 | .333 | -.198 | .255 | |
| IL-10 | .197 | .248 | -.032 | .853 | |
| IL-12 | .038 | .827 | -.191 | .272 | |
| IFN-ɤ | .202 | .244 | -.081 | .642 | |
| TNF-α | .159 | .356 | -.035 | .840 | |
| iNOS | .211 | .224 | -.182 | .302 | |
| eNOS | .186 | .278 | -.040 | .819 | |
| Ig G | .290 | .078 | .149 | .385 | |
| Ig A | .415 | .010 | -.119 | .491 | |
| Ig M | .198 | .232 | .136 | .430 | |
| CA125 | TLR1 | .089 | .660 | .345 | .148 |
| TLR2 | .165 | .440 | .311 | .224 | |
| TLR4 | .144 | .511 | .288 | .279 | |
| TLR5 | .127 | .553 | .290 | .258 | |
| TLR6 | .146 | .476 | .318 | .185 | |
| TLR9 | .372 | .056 | .298 | .216 | |
| NOD1 | .102 | .612 | .237 | .300 | |
| NOD2 | .116 | .574 | .308 | .214 | |
| IL-1β | .138 | .492 | .536 | .012 | |
| IL-6 | .368 | .059 | .198 | .389 | |
| IL-8 | .104 | .598 | .302 | .172 | |
| IL-10 | .113 | .561 | -.114 | .615 | |
| IL-12 | .149 | .440 | .287 | .195 | |
| IFN-ɤ | .126 | .515 | -.030 | .894 | |
| TNF-α | -.012 | .953 | -.127 | .565 | |
| iNOS | .169 | .390 | .310 | .171 | |
| eNOS | -.011 | .957 | -.119 | .588 | |
| Ig G | .067 | .719 | -.003 | .988 | |
| Ig A | .423 | .018 | .242 | .266 | |
| Ig M | .213 | .250 | .047 | .831 | |
TLR: Toll-like receptor; NOD: nucleotide-binding oligomerization domain; iNOS: inducible nitric oxide synthase ; eNOS: endothelial NOS; IL: interleukin; IFN-ɤ: interferon-γ; TNF-α: Tumor necrosis factor-α