Fig. 6

Average cytokines in mRNA, plasma and serum per cytokine cluster. Average pro-inflammatory cytokines expression (mRNA) and concentration (plasma, serum) levels compared to low cytokine controls for the four cytokines (IL-1β, IL-6, IL-8 and IL-2) measured by mRNA expression and protein concentrations. In elevated cytokine controls; mRNA was 144% higher, the plasma proteins were 35% higher and proteins were 6% higher in serum. In low cytokine schizophrenia; mRNA was 11% lower, plasma protein were 4% higher and serum proteins were 22% higher. In elevated cytokine schizophrenia, mRNA was 89% higher, plasma proteins were 25% higher and serum proteins were 25% higher