Fig. 4

Determined levels of inflammatory factors in plasma of female RA patients and female HC donors. 31 female RA patients and 31 female HC donors were divided according to cutoff levels of hsa_circ_0140271. Detected levels of IL-1α (a), IL-1β (b), IL-6 (c), IL-8 (d), TNF-α (e) and IFN-γ (f) in hsa_circ_0140271 positive group (hsa_circ_0140271+) and hsa_circ_0140271 negative group (hsa_circ_0140271−)