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Table 5 Cytokine and chemokine concentrations (ng/mL) in synovial fluid

From: Hyaluronic acid synthesis, degradation, and crosslinking in equine osteoarthritis: TNF-α-TSG-6-mediated HC-HA formation

Cytokine or chemokine

Healthy (median ± IQR)

OA (median ± IQR)

P values (healthy vs. OA)

TNF-α

4.97 ± 11.7

15.6 ± 22.7

0.03

IL-1β

0.00 ± 0.4

0.00 ± 0.0

NA

CCL2

1.61 ± 7.0

1.78 ± 6.6

0.59

CCL3

0.00 ± 0.0

0.00 ± 0.0

NA

CCL5

0.00 ± 0.1

0.06 ± 0.3

0.17

CCL11

0.86 ± 0.6

0.53 ± 0.4

0.01

  1. NA: not analyzed