AIM2 Mediates Inflammation-Associated Renal Damage in Hepatitis B Virus-Associated Glomerulonephritis by Regulating Caspase-1, IL-1β, and IL-18

Table 5

Correlation of AIM2, caspase-1, and IL-1𝛽 expression in HBV-GN.

AIM2	Caspase-1				IL-1𝛽
	−	+	++	+++	−	+	++	+++
−	7	2	1	0	11	19	4	0
+	4	19	3	0	4	16	7	0
++	2	9	6	1	3	6	8	1

AIM2 was positively correlated with caspase-1 (𝑟_𝑠=0.444, 𝑃<0.01); AIM2 was positively correlated with IL-1𝛽 (𝑟_𝑠=0.379, 𝑃<0.01); caspase-1 was positively correlated with IL-1𝛽 (𝑟_𝑠=0.515, 𝑃<0.01).