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. 2015 May 21;10(5):e0127811. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0127811

Fig 1. Inflammatory markers.

Fig 1

mRNA levels of the inflammatory markers TNF-α, IL-1R1, IL-6, IL-10 and MCP1 and of the macrophage marker CD68 were significantly elevated in the Kager’s fat pad of AT patients (n = 30) compared to healthy CON subjects (n = 13). The expression of target gene mRNA was normalized to the expression of TBP mRNA. Normalized mRNA expression for the control subjects was set to 1. * p < 0.05 (compared to CON). TNF-α, tumor necrosis factor-α; IL-1R1, interleukin-1 receptor 1; IL-6, interleukin-6; IL-10, interleukin-10; MCP1, monocyte chemotactant protein-1; CD68, cluster of differentiation 68; CON, control; AT, Achilles tendinopathy; TBP, TATA-binding protein.