Table 2.

Correlation of the MADRS scores and level of cytokines at baseline.

Variables	Concentration	MADRS scores
	Mean ± SD	r	p
ITAC	1.12 ± 0.25	−0.001	0.996
GM-CSF	1.66 ± 0.36	0.200	0.125
Fractalkine	2.49 ± 0.25	0.234	0.072
IFN-γ	0.99 ± 0.24	0.087	0.507
IL-10	1.14 ± 0.50	0.268	0.039
MIP-3α	1.08 ± 0.35	0.181	0.166
IL-12p70	0.38 ± 0.35	0.365	0.004
IL-13	0.54 ± 0.38	0.324	0.012
IL-17A	0.91 ± 0.29	0.297	0.021
IL-1β	0.09 ± 0.34	0.270	0.037
IL-2	0.51 ± 0.33	0.297	0.021
IL-4	1.47 ± 0.24	0.205	0.122
IL-23	2.32 ± 0.45	0.310	0.016
IL-5	0.70 ± 0.43	0.282	0.029
IL-6	0.22 ± 0.34	0.300	0.020
IL-7	0.91 ± 0.34	0.297	0.021
IL-8	0.37 ± 0.26	0.208	0.112
MIP-1β	1.14 ± 0.33	−0.290	0.025
TNF-α	0.57 ± 0.17	0.106	0.418

All concentrations are presented as natural log-transformed (pg/ml).

ITAC interferon-inducible T cell alpha chemoattractant, GM-CSF granulocyte macrophage colony-stimulating factor, IFN-γ interferon gamma, IL interleukin, MIP macrophage inflammatory protein, TNF-α tumor necrosis factor alpha, MADRS Montgomery–Asberg Depression Rating Scale.

Bolded values are p < 0.05.