Assessment of intralesional cytokine profile of cutaneous leishmaniasis caused by Leishmania donovani in Sri Lanka

Table 3 Correlation coefficients between cytokine gene expression

Cytokine		IFN-γ	IL-4	IL-11	IL-12p40
IFN-γ	Correlation Coefficient	–	0.564^**	0.451^**	0.598^**
IFN-γ	p value	–	< 0.001	0.003	< 0.001
IL-4	Correlation Coefficient	0.564^**	–	0.830^**	0.862^**
IL-4	p value	< 0.001	–	< 0.001	< 0.001
IL-11	Correlation Coefficient	0.451^**	0.830^**	–	0.847^**
IL-11	p value	0.003	< 0.001	–	< 0.001
IL-12p40	Correlation Coefficient	0.598^**	0.862^**	0.847^**	–
IL-12p40	p value	< 0.001	< 0.001	< 0.001	–

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