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. 2014 Nov 6;8(11):e3289. doi: 10.1371/journal.pntd.0003289

Figure 2. Helminth infections are associated with diminished plasma levels of MMPs and TIMPs in active TB.

Figure 2

The plasma levels of MMPs (MMP-1, 7, 8 and 9) and TIMPs (TIMP-1, 2, 3 and 4) were measured by multiplex ELISA in active pulmonary TB individuals with (ATB+Ss, n = 36) or without Strongyloides coinfection (ATB, n = 33) and in non-TB infected individuals with (NTB+Ss, n = 23) or without Strongyloides coinfection (NTB, n = 23). The results are shown as scatterplots with each circle representing a single individual and the bar representing the geometric mean. P values were calculated using the Kruskal-Wallis test with Dunn's multiple comparisons (* p<0.05, ** p<0.01, *** p<0.001, **** p<0.0001).