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. 2020 Nov 30;15(11):e0237121. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0237121

Table 4. Cytokine concentrations (median and range) in pg/mL measured in healthy control dogs and in dogs with presumptive neuropathic pain (NeuP) using the Milliplex Canine Cytokine Panel.

Controls NeuP p Covariates effect
n = 13; MCP-1: n = 11 n = 23; MCP-1: n = 11 P sex P age P weight
GM-CSF 15.02 (0.56–219.95) 30.12 (0.56–240.47) 0.53 0.17 0.90 0.18
KC-like 417.23 (203.88–1,391.12) 668.54 (67.69–1,381.57) 0.54 0.56 0.34 0.56
IP-10 7.00 (1.42–34.35) 7.79 (0.65–62.87) 0.16 0.51 0.14 0.49
IL-6 6.16 (2.02–80.89) 8.79 (1.89–78.55) 0.15 0.015 0.67 0.06
IL-7 34.34 (3.36–187.41) 21.50 (1.11–133.66) 0.07 0.10 0.85 0.18
IL-8 2,504.34 (966.25–3,768.76) 3,311.17 (690.87–13,131.05) 0.35 0.75 0.11 0.47
IL-10 0.94 (0.33–162.04) 1.53 (0.33–44.96) 0.42 0.10 0.36 0.61
IL-15 47.85 (7.24–2,381.73) 47.85 (4.98–1,251.31 0.33 0.59 0.62 0.013
IL-18 25.32 (10.71–178.37) 24.15 (8.92–141.83) 0.06 0.17 0.49 0.19
MCP-1 205.98 (154.27–410.62) 259.17 (174.39–539.18) 0.52 0.41 0.07 0.10
TNFα 1.25 (0.05–59.87) 1.63 (0.05–43.02) 0.74 NA NA NA

NA = Data non available (nonparametric test). Data in bold are significant.