Table 2.
The results of the analysis of expression levels of 20 cytokines in the superior temporal gyrus (STG).
| Cytokines (pg/mg)a | Controls | Schizophrenia | Mann-Whitney U-test | Benjamini-Hochberg procedure |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Median (p25–p75)b | Median (p25–p75)b | P-value | P-value | |
| EGF | 0.54 (0.30–0.73) | 0.54 (0.43–1.01) | 0.62 | 0.93 |
| G-CSF | 1.66 (1.04–6.60) | 3.00 (1.41–5.28) | 0.36 | 0.93 |
| GM-CSF | 0.15 (0.01–0.45) | 0.02 (0.00–0.25) | 0.10 | 0.50 |
| INF-α | 1.94 (1.39–2.36) | 2.34 (1.86–4.48) | 0.04* | 0.33 |
| IL-10 | 0.24 (0.07–0.49) | 0.15 (0.08–0.27) | 0.52 | 0.93 |
| IL-12P40 | 0.43 (0.03–0.96) | 0.16 (0.00–0.82) | 0.44 | 0.93 |
| IL-13 | 0.81 (0.55–1.06) | 0.72 (0.51–1.17) | 0.97 | 0.97 |
| IL-15 | 2.35 (1.69–3.84) | 2.23 (1.58–3.47) | 0.56 | 0.93 |
| IL-1RA | 24.23 (17.68–30.00) | 17.50 (14.95–25.39) | 0.21 | 0.84 |
| IL-1α | 0.87 (0.47–1.23) | 0.51 (0.37–0.70) | 0.01* | 0.2 |
| IL-1β | 0.05 (0.01–0.14) | 0.05 (0.00–0.11) | 0.97 | 0.97 |
| IL-6 | 1.61 (0.24–11.34) | 0.87 (0.23–7.09) | 0.90 | 0.95 |
| IL-7 | 0.09 (0.00–0.32) | 0.08 (0.00–0.30) | 0.73 | 0.95 |
| IL-8 | 5.53 (1.99–23.80) | 3.10 (2.01–6.79) | 0.33 | 0.93 |
| IP-10 | 30.29 (10.23–134.73) | 13.99 (8.00–36.64) | 0.05* | 0.33 |
| MCP-1 | 37.17 (22.55–93.87) | 34.63 (17.58–87.75) | 0.62 | 0.93 |
| MIP-1α | 0.26 (0.04–1.14) | 0.33 (0.00–2.15) | 0.86 | 0.95 |
| MIP-1β | 1.35 (0.29–3.81) | 1.18 (0.48–2.17) | 0.76 | 0.95 |
| TNF-α | 0.23 (0.05–0.99) | 0.19 (0.00–0.38) | 0.43 | 0.93 |
| VEGF | 0.91 (0.00–2.27) | 0.75 (0.19–2.10) | 0.65 | 0.93 |
a
Cytokine concentration (pg) in 1 mg of the total protein.
b
Data are reported as median [25th percentile (p25)-75th percentile (p75)].
*
P < 0.05.