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. 2014 Mar 6;9(3):e87082. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0087082

Figure 1. Analyses of plasma cytokine levels and their association with cardiac morbidity expressed by the clinical classification.

Figure 1

The analysis of plasma levels was performed as described in the material and methods section. The groups evaluated were: NI (n = 24, white box), IND (n = 82, light gray box), and CARD (n = 94, dark gray box). The results were expressed by mean intensity of fluorescence (MIF). (A) Plasma IL-10 levels in NI, IND, and CARD groups and their association with cardiac morbidity. (B) Plasma IFN-γ levels in NI, IND, and CARD groups and their association with cardiac morbidity. (C) Plasma TNF-α levels in NI, IND, and CARD groups and their association with cardiac morbidity. (D) Plasma IL-6 levels in NI, IND, and CARD groups and their association with cardiac morbidity. E) Plasma IL-1β levels in NI, IND, and CARD groups and their association with cardiac morbidity. Significant differences (P-value<0.05) in the charts are identified by connecting lines and the symbol (*) for comparisons between the groups.