Figure 1.
Plasma levels of inflammatory cytokines IL-2 (A), IL-4 (B), IL-10 (C), TNF (D), IFN-γ (E), and GDF-15 (F), comparing control (N = 56), warfarin (N = 42), and rivaroxaban (N = 29) groups. The dosage of IL-2, IL-4, IL-10, TNF, and IFN-γ was performed by Cytometric Bead Array; GDF-15, by Multiplex Immunoassay. The groups were compared by the Kruskal–Wallis test followed by Dunn's multiple comparison test. Significant values have been adjusted by the Bonferroni correction for multiple tests and are indicated by different letters. The horizontal bars show the mean and the standard error of the mean. IL, interleukin; TNF, tumor necrosis factor; IFN-γ, interferon-gamma; GDF-15, growth differentiation factor-15.