TABLE 1.

Gene ontology analysis.

	CHI3L1	ANG	PTX3	TSP-1	DKK-1	uPAR	OPN	VEGF	N°	P
Response to external stimulus	*	*	*	*		*	*	*	7	3.3E-6
Defense response	*	*	*	*			*		5	2.8E-4
Positive regulation of metabolic process	*	*		*		*		*	5	5.2E-3
Regulation of phosphorylation	*	*		*	*	*		*	6	1.8E-4
Regulation of response to stress				*		*	*	*	4	1.9E-2
Angiogenesis	*	*		*				*	4	7.7E-4
Endocytosis			*	*	*			*	4	3.1E-3
Secretion	*	*		*				*	4	1.2E-2
Homeostatic process		*					*	*	3	3.7E-2
Immune response		*	*	*					3	3.2E-2
Response to wounding				*		*	*		3	2.1E-3
Response to oxygen levels		*		*				*	3	9.2E-3
Negative regulation of cell death				*		*		*	3	1.1E-1
Cell migration		*		*				*	3	1.1E-1

Biological processes identified by cytokine clustering from 3 to 7 of the selected cytokines. ANG: angiogenin; CHI3L1: chitinase-3-like-1; DKK-1: dickkopf-1 WNT signaling pathway inhibitor; NGAL: lipocalin-2; OPN: osteopontin; PTX-3: pentraxin-3; TSP-1: thrombospondin-1; uPAR: plasminogen activator, urokinase; VEGF: vascular endothelial growth factor.