Unique Cytokine Signature in the Plasma of Patients with Fibromyalgia
Figure 1
Correlation of pain and cytokines. A total value was determined by adding plasma values of IL-4, IL-5, and IL-13. A total pain value was determined adding BPI-I and BPI-S using the Brief Pain Inventory scale as described in the material and methods. A Spearman’s Correlation was performed on the two values using SigmaPlot and data is shown. Correlation coefficient −0.391, value 0.07.
