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Table 2 Prevalence of cytokine production, calculated as the percentage of dogs from each group producing one cytokine, divided according to groups

From: Interaction between Wolbachia pipientis and Leishmania infantum in heartworm infected dogs

Groups

qPCR Wolbachia

Cytochine production

n dogs Pos (%)

TNFα

IFNγ

IL-10

IL-4

IL-6

Concentration (pg/ml)

Prevalence

Concentration (pg/ml)

Prevalence

Concentration (pg/ml)

Prevalence

Concentration (pg/ml)

Prevalence

Concentration (pg/ml)

Prevalence

min–mean–max

n dogs Pos (%; 95%CI)

min–mean–max

n dogs Pos (%; 95%CI)

 

n dogs Pos

(%; 95%CI)

min–mean–max

n dogs Pos (%; 95%CI)

min–mean–max

n dogs Pos (%;95%CI)

G1 (n = 14)

12 (85.7)6,7,8

44.8–246.5–649.4

4 (28.6; 0.084–0.581)1,8

3.6–88.2–475

9 (64.3; 0.351–0.872)a,2

5.97–1809.5–4120

10 (71.4; 0.419–0.916)1,3

77.2

1 (7.1; 0.002–0.339)2,3,6

3.01–123.5 -392.6

5 (35.7; 0.128–0.649)7

G2 (n = 14)

14 (100)

2.27 – 65.1 -172.9

6 (42.8; 0.177–0.711)

13.3–105.4–265.1

7 (50; 0.230–0.770)b

19.1–507.8–1440

7 (50; 0.230–0.770)

501.1–2794.5–5739.5

4 (28.5; 0.084–0.581)

5.05–30.2–105

7 (50; 0.230–0.770)

G3 (n = 14)

N/A

0.65–97.23–617.6

7 (50; 0.230–0.770)b

50.4–677.4–2644.8

6 (42.8; 0.177–0.711)

62.5–254.9–480.4

4 (28.5; 0.084–0.581)

6.1–29.7–67.2

7 (5 0:0.230–0.770)

G4 (n = 14)

N/A

8.1- 13.3–18.6

2 (14.3; 0.018–0.428)4

3.6–3.7–23.7

2 (14.2; 0.018–0.428)a,b,4

81.9–863.8–3320

8 (57.1; 0.289–0.823)4,5

62.5–111.7–160.9

2 (14.3; 0.018–0.428)5

5.05–13.9–22.3

5 (35.7; 0.128–0.649)

Total (n = 56)

26 (46.4)

12 (21.4; 0.116–0.344)

25 (44.6; 0.313–0.585)

31 (55.4; 0.415–0.687)

11 (19.6; 0.102–0.324)

24 (42.9; 0.297–0.568)

  1. Minimum, mean and maximum of concentration (pg/ml) are indicated. Statistically significance differences in prevalence are marked with equal superscript letters. P-value < 0.05. 95% CI = 95% confidence level.