Table 2. Coefficients of correlations between levels of examined cytokines (IL-17 and IL-23) and both previously reported systemic levels of interleukins together with values of their ratios (n = 46) and absolute numbers of circulating populations of bone marrow-derived stem cells in patients with gastric carcinoma (n = 8).
| Parameters/Stem cells population | IL-17 | IL-23 |
|---|---|---|
| IL-1 | −0.23 | −0.24 |
| IL-6 | −0.11 | 0.13 |
| IL-8 | −0.24 | −0.11 |
| IL-10 | −0.01 | −0.39# |
| IL-12 | −0.53* | −0.19 |
| IL-6/IL-8 | 0.05 | 0.19 |
| IL-6/IL-10 | −0.01 | 0.31 |
| IL-8/IL-10 | 0.07 | 0.20 |
| VSEL | 0.10 | −0.33# |
| MSC | 0.09 | −0.51# |
| HSC | −0.03 | 0.10 |
| EPC | 0.01 | 0.07 |
#P < 0.05, *P < 0.005. P – level of significance, IL – interleukin, VSEL – very small embryonic-like stem cells, MSC – mesenchymal stem cells, HSC – hematopoietic stem cells, EPC – endothelial progenitor cells.