Fig. 2

Profile of anti-inflammatory cytokines during the course of the various disease conditions. Scatter plot graphs are plotted showing the concentrations (pg/ml) of A–B IL-4, IL-10 and median fluorescence intensities (MFI) of C IL-13 in plasma samples collected from uninfected controls (n = 20), patients with severe malaria (n = 27) and uncomplicated malaria (n = 10). For each figure, the interquartile ranges (IQR) are shown as vertical bars and the median is shown as horizontal bars. Significant differences are denoted by *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001, ****p < 0.0001, ns not significant