Table 3 The comparison of the expression levels of pro-inflammatory biomarkers in Blastocystis sp., isolates regarding different time points

ST1S

IFN-γ

0.775

0.257

6.008

Yes

0.000

ST1As

0.169

0.269

2.457

Yes

0.018

ST2S

0.225

1.1585

12.7415

Yes

0.000

ST2As

0.198

0.3665

12.57

Yes

0.000

ST3S

0.389

0.4125

2.684

Yes

0.002

ST3As

0.504

0.7325

1.37

No

0.317

ST6S

0.1315

0.2745

3.7405

No

0.053

ST1S

TNF-α

0.029

2.732

1.004

Yes

0.001

ST1As

0.038

2.0915

1.588

Yes

0.015

ST2S

0.015

2.26

0.5785

Yes

0.043

ST2As

0.018

1.8275

1.139

Yes

0.036

ST3S

0.0305

1.9535

1.189

Yes

0.009

ST3As

0.023

2.5635

1.4645

Yes

0.007

ST6S

0.0185

1.109

0.8725

Yes

0.001

ST1S

IL-12

1.102

0.825

3.2

No

0.054

ST1As

1.852

1.118

14.4515

Yes

0.001

ST2S

0.956

0.8245

5.0375

Yes

0.034

ST2As

1.43

2.449

8.035

No

0.148

ST3S

0.9855

0.8735

11.4875

Yes

0.001

ST3As

0.539

1.4885

1.714

No

0.183

ST6S

0.958

2.8375

1.743

No

0.052

ST1S

IL-8

0.926

1.0375

0.553

No

0.509

ST1As

0.816

0.747

0.18

Yes

0.000

ST2S

0.9975

1.232

0.0945

No

0.069

ST2As

1.4725

1.4765

0.385

No

0.176

ST3S

1.7025

1.2855

0.9375

No

0.284

ST3As

1.6335

1.788

0.7685

No

0.307

ST6S

1.104

1.127

0.808

Yes

0.035

ST1S

IL-6

1.247

0.648

1.9765

No

0.062

ST1As

1.6265

1.9585

1.539

No

0.803

ST2S

1.655

1.153

4.7745

Yes

0.002

ST2As

2.1685

0.6335

3.7695

Yes

0.000

ST3S

1.606

1.59

1.111

No

0.675

ST3As

2.438

0.6925

0.814

No

0.121

ST6S

1.0805

0.382

0.8945

Yes

0.009

ST1S

TGF-β

0.6715

1.049

0.629

No

0.538

ST1As

0.529

1.7455

0.548

Yes

0.026

ST2S

0.427

1.227

0.547

Yes

0.025

ST2As

0.3665

0.949

0.856

Yes

0.036

ST3S

0.3115

0.5745

0.515

No

0.663

ST3As

0.274

1.7565

0.5725

No

0.084

ST6S

0.7465

1.3555

0.7515

No

0.157