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. 2016 Jan 12;21(10):1351–1357. doi: 10.1038/mp.2015.206

Table 2. Brain glutamate concentrations and plasma and CSF inflammatory markers.

Variable Value (mean±s.d.)
Absolute glutamate concentrations
 dACC glutamate (n=45) 8.99±1.67 (mmol kg−1)
 Left basal glutamate (n=44) 6.53±0.93 (mmol kg−1)
  Plasma (n=50) CSF (n=43)
Immune markers
 CRP 2.38±2.35 (mg l−1) 11.64±14.44 (ng ml−1)
 IL6 1.70±1.18 (pg ml−1) 2.69±1.35 (pg ml−1)
 sIL6R 15.75±3.38 (ng ml−1) 709.62±366.29 (pg ml−1)
 TNF-α 5.58±2.25 (pg ml−1) 1.30±0.41 (pg ml−1)
 sTNFR2 2.50±0.90 (ng ml−1) 120.58±65.86 (pg ml−1)
 IL1beta 0.42±0.22 (pg ml−1) 0.37±0.24 (pg ml−1)
 IL1ra 1.75±2.31 (ng ml−1) 9.88±17.82 (pg ml−1)
 MCP-1 131.78±51.92 (pg ml−1) 276.16±94.89 (pg ml−1)
 IL-10 0.6±0.6 (pg ml−1) 0.5±0.17 (pg ml−1)

Abbreviations: CRP, C-reactive protein; CSF, cerebrospinal fluid; dACC, dorsal anterior cingulate cortex; IL-6, interleukin 6; IL-10, interleukin 10; IL1β, interleukin 1β IL1ra, interleukin 1-receptor antagonist; MCP-1, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1; sIL6R, soluble interleukin 6 receptor; sTNFR2, soluble TNF receptor type 2; TNF, tumor necrosis factor.