Table 4 The microarray data of CXCL1, IL-6, CXCL8, IL-27, CCL2 and CXCL8 in the different grades of NP tissues.

From: EGFR is a pivotal regulator of thrombin-mediated inflammation in primary human nucleus pulposus culture

Gene Symbol

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Flags

Description

(Grade 2 vs Grade 3)

(Grade 3 vs Grade 4 + 5)

(Grade 2 vs Grade 4 + 5)

Grade 2

Grade 3

Grade 4 + 5

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Regulation

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Regulation

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Regulation

IL6

1.399

up

3.348

up

4.683

up

Detected

Detected

Detected

Homo sapiens interleukin 6 (interferon, beta 2) (IL6), mRNA [NM_000600]

IL27

1.508

up

1.366

up

2.060

up

Detected

Detected

Detected

Homo sapiens interleukin 27 (IL27), mRNA [NM_145659]

CCL2

1.996

up

2.914

up

5.815

up

Detected

Detected

Detected

Homo sapiens chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 2 (CCL2), mRNA [NM_002982]

CXCL8

6.629

up

1.792

up

11.878

up

Detected

Detected

Detected

Homo sapiens interleukin 8 (IL8), mRNA [NM_000584]

CXCL1

1.943

up

1.742

up

3.385

up

Detected

Detected

Detected

Homo sapiens chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 1 (melanoma growth stimulating activity, alpha) (CXCL1), transcript variant 1, mRNA [NM_001511]