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Table 2 Correlations among cytokines and chemokines in supernatants

From: High production of pro-inflammatory cytokines by maternal blood mononuclear cells is associated with reduced maternal malaria but increased cord blood infection

Cytokines and chemokines

Spearman’s rho [ρ] coefficient

p value (Bonferroni adjusted)

Pro-inflammatory

 Peripheral blood

  IL-1β and IL-6

0.9

< 0.001

  IL-6 and TNF

0.6

< 0.001

  TNF and IL-1β

0.5

< 0.001

  IL-6 and IL-8

0.3

< 0.024

 Cord blood

  IL-1β and IL-6

0.9

< 0.001

  IL-6 and TNF

0.6

< 0.001

  TNF and IL-1β

0.5

< 0.001

Pro-inflammatory and regulatory

 Peripheral blood

  IL-6 and IL-10

0.6

< 0.001

  IL-1β and IL-10

0.6

< 0.001

  TNF and IL-10

0.4

< 0.001

 Cord blood

  Il-6 and IL-10

0.6

< 0.001

  IL-1β and IL-10

0.6

< 0.001

  TNF and IL-10

0.4

< 0 .001

  IL-2 and IL-10

0.3

< 0.015

TH1

 Peripheral blood

  IL-12 and IL-2

0.3

0.018

  IL-2 and IFN-γ

0.3

0.004

  IL-12 and IFN-γ

0.3

0.110

 Cord blood

  IL-12 and IL-2

0.3

0.018

  IL-2 and IFN-γ

0.3

0.004

  IL-12 and IFN-γ

0.3

0.110

TH2

 Cord blood

  IL-4 and IL-5

0.4

< 0.001

TH1 and TH2

 Peripheral blood

  IL-4 and IFN-γ

0.3

0.001

 Cord blood

  IL-4 and IFN-γ

0.5

< 0.001

  IL-4 and IL-12

0.3

< 0.001

  IL-4 and IL-2

0.3

< 0.001

TH1 and chemokines

 Peripheral blood

  IL-8 and IFN-γ

− 0.3

< 0.001

 Cord blood

  IL-8 and IL-12

− 0.3

0.011

  1. The table shows results that are statistically significant or that are close to significance, after adjustment for multiple comparisons