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Table 2 Correlation between autophagy expression and inflammatory parameters in 72 patients with rheumatoid arthritis

From: Association between autophagy and inflammation in patients with rheumatoid arthritis receiving biologic therapy

Autophagy expression

DAS28

CRP

TNF-α

IL-6

Cyto-ID MFI in lymphocyte

0.522***

0.285*

0.325**

0.252*

Cyto-ID MFI in monocyte

0.478***

0.262*

0.320**

0.200

Cyto-ID MFI in granulocyte

0.486***

0.365**

0.247*

0.141

P62 MFI in lymphocyte

−0.309**

−0.297*

−0.336**

− 0.197

P62 MFI in monocyte

−0.325**

−0.221

− 0.293*

−0.188

P62 MFI in granulocyte

−0.249*

−0.130

− 0.258*

−0.022

  1. Abbreviations: CRP C-reactive protein, DAS28 Disease Activity Score in 28 joints, IL-6 Interleukin 6, MFI Mean fluorescence intensity, TNF-α Tumor necrosis factor-α
  2. *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01, ***p < 0.001 were determined by Spearman’s rank-correlation test