Changes of Regulatory T Cells and of Proinflammatory and Immunosuppressive Cytokines in Patients with Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis

Figure 9

Egger’s test about the Treg and cytokines for publication bias ((a) IL-6, t = 1.31, p = 0.209, CI, −2.46 to 10.33; (b) TGF-β, t = 1.20, p = 0.238, CI, −1.20 to 4.69; (c) TNF-α, t = 3.98, p = 0.004, CI, 2.52 to 9.49; (d) CD4⁺CD25⁺Foxp3⁺Treg, t = −1.22, p = 0.277, CI, −22.58 to 8.05; (e) IL-10, t = −1.26, p = 0.223, CI, −15.80 to 3.93; (f) CD4⁺CD25⁺Treg, t = −0.95, p = 0.351, CI, −11.97 to 4.43; (g) IL-17, t = −0.20, p = 0.845, CI, −26.99 to 22.44).

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