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 | |||
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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.