Figure 1
From: Presence of periodontitis may synergistically contribute to cancer progression via Treg and IL-6
Comparison of IL-6 concentrations and the proportion of Treg in the peripheral blood of patients with or without cancer/periodontitis (Box-and-whisker diagram created by JMP v13.2, SAS Inc., NC, USA). (A) The concentration of IL-6 (pg/mL) was significantly lower in patients with neither cancer nor periodontitis (C − P −) than in those with cancer and/or periodontitis (C − P +, C + P −, and C + P +). (B) The proportion of Treg was significantly higher in patients with both cancer and periodontitis (C + P +) than in non-cancer patients without periodontitis (C − P +).
