Association between Inflammatory Cytokine Levels and Thrombocytopenia during Plasmodium falciparum and P. vivax Infections in South-Western Coastal Region of India

Figure 1

Inflammatory cytokine levels during varying degrees of malarial thrombocytopenia. Plasma levels of TNF-α, IL-6, and IL-10 during P. vivax (a, e, i), P. falciparum (b, f, j), and mixed (c, g, k), and the cytokine levels of TNF-α (d), IL-6 (h), and IL-10 (l) in ST patients. Ratios of IL-6 and IL-10 across varying degrees of thrombocytopenia during P. vivax (m), P. falciparum (n), and mixed (o).Data shown as median (inter quartile range 25% and 75%) and were analyzed by one-way nonparametric Kruskal-Wallis test for multiple comparisons and Mann Whitney U test for comparison between two groups; P values <0.05 were considered to be significant.