Table 3.
Partial correlations between cytokines
| IFN-γ | IL-1a | IL-2 | IL-5 | IL-6 | IL-7 | IL-8 | IL-12p70 | IL-15 | IL-17 | MCP-1 | MIG | MIP1b | PDGFBB | TIMP2 | TNF-α | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IFN-γ | 0.45 | 0.74 | 0.76 | 0.45 | 0.79 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.55 | 0.29 | 0.45 | 0.74 | 0.69 | 0.05 | –0.05 | –0.67 | |
| IL-1a | 0.45 | 0.24 | 0.31 | 0.19 | 0.48 | 0.14 | 0.14 | 0.38 | –0.31 | 0.24 | 0.29 | 0.26 | 0.14 | –0.21 | –0.74 | |
| IL-2 | 0.74 | 0.24 | 0.17 | 0.90 | 0.45 | 0.83 | –0.07 | 0.76 | 0.02 | 0.71 | 0.29 | 0.31 | 0.19 | 0.29 | –0.14 | |
| IL-5 | 0.76 | 0.31 | 0.17 | –0.17 | 0.71 | –0.31 | 0.50 | 0.07 | 0.52 | –0.02 | 0.83 | 0.64 | –0.14 | –0.36 | –0.79 | |
| IL-6 | 0.45 | 0.19 | 0.90 | –0.17 | 0.31 | 0.98 | –0.17 | 0.81 | –0.21 | 0.86 | 0.10 | 0.12 | 0.33 | 0.52 | 0.14 | |
| IL-7 | 0.79 | 0.48 | 0.45 | 0.71 | 0.31 | 0.19 | 0.52 | 0.69 | –0.05 | 0.60 | 0.71 | 0.67 | –0.12 | 0.02 | –0.50 | |
| IL-8 | 0.33 | 0.14 | 0.83 | –0.31 | 0.98 | 0.19 | –0.24 | 0.74 | –0.31 | 0.83 | 0.02 | 0.05 | 0.36 | 0.57 | 0.24 | |
| IL-12p70 | 0.33 | 0.14 | –0.07 | 0.50 | –0.17 | 0.52 | –0.24 | 0.17 | 0.36 | 0.21 | 0.33 | 0.88 | 0.36 | 0.38 | –0.24 | |
| IL-15 | 0.55 | 0.38 | 0.76 | 0.07 | 0.81 | 0.69 | 0.74 | 0.17 | –0.40 | 0.90 | 0.17 | 0.33 | 0.05 | 0.38 | 0.00 | |
| IL-16 | 0.21 | –0.19 | –0.33 | 0.64 | –0.52 | 0.36 | –0.60 | 0.83 | –0.24 | 0.60 | –0.19 | 0.43 | 0.69 | 0.05 | 0.05 | –0.24 |
| IL-17 | 0.29 | –0.31 | 0.02 | 0.52 | –0.21 | –0.05 | –0.31 | 0.36 | –0.40 | –0.31 | 0.36 | 0.40 | 0.33 | 0.02 | –0.26 | |
| MCP-1 | 0.45 | 0.24 | 0.71 | –0.02 | 0.86 | 0.60 | 0.83 | 0.21 | 0.90 | –0.31 | 0.26 | 0.38 | 0.33 | 0.67 | 0.14 | |
| MIG | 0.74 | 0.29 | 0.29 | 0.83 | 0.10 | 0.71 | 0.02 | 0.33 | 0.17 | 0.36 | 0.26 | 0.57 | 0.05 | –0.10 | –0.64 | |
| MIP1b | 0.69 | 0.26 | 0.31 | 0.64 | 0.12 | 0.67 | 0.05 | 0.88 | 0.33 | 0.40 | 0.38 | 0.57 | 0.38 | 0.36 | –0.43 | |
| PDGFBB | 0.05 | 0.14 | 0.19 | –0.14 | 0.33 | –0.12 | 0.36 | 0.36 | 0.05 | 0.33 | 0.33 | 0.05 | 0.38 | 0.74 | 0.02 | |
| TIMP2 | –0.05 | –0.21 | 0.29 | –0.36 | 0.52 | 0.02 | 0.57 | 0.38 | 0.38 | 0.02 | 0.67 | –0.10 | 0.36 | 0.74 | 0.52 | |
| TNF-α | –0.67 | –0.74 | –0.14 | –0.79 | 0.14 | –0.50 | 0.24 | –0.24 | 0.00 | –0.26 | 0.14 | –0.64 | –0.43 | 0.02 | 0.52 |
All correlations between two different variables were controlled for the effect of all other variables. Data presented as a correlation coefficient; significant correlations are bolded.