Neurofilament light: a possible prognostic biomarker for treatment of vascular contributions to cognitive impairment and dementia

Table 2 NFL vs brain cytokine correlations

Cytokines	IL-2	IL-5	IL-13	IP-10	IL-17	Cytokine composite z-score
r value	− 0.49	− 0.05	− 0.39	− 0.26	− 0.48	− 0.52
p value	.002	0.74	.013	0.11	.002	.001

IL-2, IL-5, IL-13, IL-17, IP-10 and the composite cytokine z-score, Pearson’s correlation r values and affiliated p values following correlation analysis of NfL levels and cytokine levels in all animal groups are shown. *Indicates significance, p < 0.05, ns not significant

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