Protein levels | Kellgren-Lawrence score p value (coef.) | Narrowing in joint space p value (coef.) | FFI-DK p value (coef.) | AOFAS p value (coef.) | EQ5D-5L p value (coef.) | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Pro-inflammatory | IL-1α | – | – | – | – | – |
IL-1β | – | – | – | 0.03 (0.17) | 0.02 (0.002) | |
IL-2 | – | – | – | – | – | |
IL-6 | 0.04 (− 0.0004) | – | – | – | – | |
IL-8 | – | – | – | – | – | |
IL-12p70 | – | – | – | – | – | |
TNF-α | – | – | – | – | – | |
TNF-β | – | – | – | – | ||
IFN-y | 0.048 (− 0.01) | – | – | – | – | |
MMP-1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
MMP-3 | – | – | – | – | – | |
MMP-9 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Anti-inflammatory | IL-1RA | – | – | – | – | – |
IL-4 | 0.03 (− 0.38) | – | – | – | – | |
IL-10 | – | – | – | – | – | |
IL-13 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Cartilage degradation | ACG | – | – | – | – | – |
CTX2 | – | – | – | – | – | |
Metabolic | b-FGF | – | – | – | – | – |
TGF-β1 | – | – | – | – | – | |
TGF-β2 | – | – | 0.009 (− 0.5) | – | – | |
TGF-β3 | – | – | – | – | – |