Figure 3.
The levels of hepcidin are relevant to IL-6, TNF-α, and IL-17, respectively, in the sera of IBD patients. (a) Correlation between the levels of hepcidin and IL-6 in UC patients (n = 27), (b) correlation between the levels of hepcidin and IL-6 in CD patients (n = 36), (c) correlation between the levels of hepcidin and TNF-α in UC patients (n = 27), (d) correlation between the levels of hepcidin and TNF-α in CD patients (n = 36), (e) correlation between the levels of hepcidin and IL-17 in UC patients (n = 27), and (f) correlation between the levels of hepcidin and IL-17 in CD patients (n = 36). Correlation analysis was performed by Spearman's correlation analysis. P values are shown in each panel.