Research Article

Granulocyte Macrophage-Colony Stimulating Factor (GM-CSF) Downregulates the Expression of Protumor Factors Cyclooxygenase-2 and Inducible Nitric Oxide Synthase in a GM-CSF Receptor-Independent Manner in Cervical Cancer Cells

Table 3

Correlation between the expression of GM-CSF and COX-2 or iNOS in cervical cancer tissues.

IndexExpressionCOX-2iNOS
Moderate/strongNegative/weakModerate/strongNegative/weak

GM-CSFModerate/strong14301331
Negative/weak3583310

A generalized linear model was used to determine possible correlations between GM-CSF expression and COX-2/iNOS protein expression. , ; , .