Table 3 The correlation of cytokine levels with behavioral performance in controls and the CP/CPPS rat model.

From: The role of inflammatory cytokines and ERK1/2 signaling in chronic prostatitis/chronic pelvic pain syndrome with related mental health disorders

Cytokines

EPM

OF

Y maze

SBPA

Time in open arms

Distance traveled

Ambulatory counts

Absolute latency

Latency

IL-1α

−0.161**

−0.000571

−0.000427

−0.0000814

−3.45*10−7

IL-1β

−0.339

−0.0167

−0.00583

−0.00476

−2.21*10−6

IL-4

−0.252

−0.000860

−0.000854

−0.000138

−6.85*10−9

IL-13

−0.000558

−0.0000180

−8.04*10−6

−7.78*10−6

−2.28*10−8

TNF-α

−0.270

−0.00137

−0.00104

−0.000462

−6.55*10−8

  1. EPM: elevated plus maze; OF: open field; SBPA: shuttle box passive avoidance; **The correlation coefficient correlating cytokines with behavioral performance when p < 0.05 (Spearman rank correlation).
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