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Table 4 Correlation analysis between ROS production and inflammatory markers.

From: The association of elevated reactive oxygen species levels from neutrophils with low-grade inflammation in the elderly

 

Neutrophil counts

Spontaneous ROS production

 

Old

Young

Old

Young

IL-8

-0.22

0.70 *

0.00

0.44

MCP-1

-0.10

0.44

-0.28

0.14

TNF-α

0.37 *

0.02

0.29

0.49

IL-6

0.48 **

0.27

0.13

0.35

CRP

0.44 *

-0.07

0.13

0.36

SAA

0.47 **

-0.18

-0.13

0.22

HSP70

0.00

0.47

-0.41 *

0.12

Median channel of

fMLP-stimulated ROS production

LPS-stimulated ROS production

 

Old

Young

Old

Young

IL-8

0.36

0.00

-0.15

0.31

MCP-1

-0.18

0.16

0.00

0.41

TNF-α

0.36

0.11

-0.28

-0.04

IL-6

0.34

0.09

0.18

0.32

CRP

0.23

0.28

-0.08

0.16

SAA

0.29

0.49

-0.29

0.34

HSP70

-0.04

0.12

0.14

0.40

  1. *; P < 0.05, **; P < 0.01, statistically significant correlation coefficient by Spearman.