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Table 2 Correlation of CSF cytokine/chemokine levels and CSF parameters

From: CXCL13 is the major determinant for B cell recruitment to the CSF during neuroinflammation

 

APRIL

BAFF

CXCL12

CXCL13

CCL19

Cell count

P <0.0001

P <0.0001

P <0.0001

P <0.0001

P <0.0001

r = 0.4350

r = 0.4967

r = 0.4954

r = 0.7583

r = 0.5461

Qalb

P = 0.0067

P = 0.0003

P <0.0001

P <0.0001

P <0.0001

r = 0.2669

r = 0.3507

r = 0.5011

r = 0.5066

r = 0.4600

Intrathecal IgG

P = 0.9332

P = 0.2370

P = 0.8147

P = 0.0002

P = 0.0808

r = 0.008406

r = 0.1175

r = -0.02337

r = 0.3540

r = 0.1737

Intrathecal IgA

P = 0.0305

P = 0.0034

P = 0.0060

P <0.0001

P = 0.2992

r = 0.2143

r = 0.2863

r = 0.2692

r = 0.3965

r = 0.1038

Intrathecal IgM

P = 0.0018

P = 0.0330

P = 0.0540

P = 0.0002

P = 0.5006

r = 0.3049

r = 0.2103

r = 0.1904

r = 0.3567

r = 0.06745

OCBs

P = 0.5013

P = 0.8673

P = 0.0971

P = 0.0104

P = 0.8844

r = -0.06767

r = 0.01684

r = -0.1660

r = 0.2539

r = 0.01465

All B cells

P = 0.4474

P = 0.0478

P = 0.0312

P <0.0001

P = 0.0855

(CD19+)

r = 0.07422

r = 0.1918

r = 0.2084

r = 0.6264

r = 0.1670

B cells

P = 0.8110

P = 0.0945

P = 0.0859

P <0.0001

P = 0.2317

(CD19+D138-)

r = 0.02339

r = 0.1625

r = 0.1668

r = 0.5756

r = 0.1166

Plasmablasts

P = 0.0317

P = 0.0100

P = 0.0426

P <0.0001

P = 0.0067

(CD19+CD138+)

r = 0.2078

r = 0.2481

r = 0.1965

r = 0.5828

r = 0.2605

T cells

P = 0.7699

P = 0.1733

P = 0.0036

P = 0.5173

P = 0.0337

(CD3+)

r = -0.02931

r = -0.1359

r = -0.2861

r = -0.06485

r = -0.2105

Monocytes

P = 0.0050

P <0.0001

P = 0.0034

P <0.0001

P = 0.0030

(CD14+)

r = -0.2706

r = -0.3866

r = -0.2819

r = -0.5834

r = -0.2861

  1. Spearman test was applied to correlate CSF cytokine/chemokine levels with CSF parameters or percentage of immune cells. All samples (with and without an intact blood-CSF barrier) were included in the analysis, significant values are displayed in bold. Abbreviations: CSF cerebrospinal fluid, Q alb albumin quotient, OCBs oligoclonal bands.