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. 2017 Aug 18;14:164. doi: 10.1186/s12974-017-0935-1

Table 1.

CSF TNF, CRP, IL-8, IL-6, α-synuclein, and Aβ levels were disrupted in PD versus HC

Quadratic effect HC PD
Serum analyte F statistics p value F statistics p value
 TNF F (1,5) = 0.06 0.82 F (1,11) = 0.02 0.89
 IFNγ F (1,5) = 0.48 0.52 F (1,11) = 1.16 0.31
 NGAL F (1,5) = 2.24 0.19 F (1,11) = 1.37 0.27
 CRP F (1,5) = 0.09 0.78 F (1,11) = 3.62 0.08
 IL-6 F (1,5) = 5.37 0.07 F (1,11) = 0.10 0.76
 IL-8 F (1,5) = 0.11 0.76 F (1,11) = 2.88 0.12
CSF Analyte F statistics p value F statistics p value
 TNF F (1,5) = 5.39 0.07 F (1,10) = 7.47 0.02
 IFNγ F (1,5) = 0.00 0.99 F (1,10) = 1.24 0.29
 NGAL F (1,5) = 0.16 0.71 F (1,10) = 0.90 0.37
 CRP F (1,5) = 1.67 0.25 F (1,10) = 6.51 0.03
 IL-6 F (1,5) = 15.00 0.01 F (1,10) = 2.97 0.12
 IL-8 F (1,5) = 1.28 0.31 F (1,10) = 8.45 0.02
 α-synuclein F (1,5) = 3.89 0.11 F (1,11) = 6.02 0.03
 Aβ40 F (1,5) = 26.36 0.004 F (1,11) = 8.19 0.02
 Aβ42 F (1,5) = 5.60 0.06 F (1,11) = 11.60 0.006

An analysis of linear and quadratic trends indicated that levels of CSF inflammation rise and fall across the day in PD subjects more than HC. TNF, CRP, IL-8, α-synuclein, and Aβ42 levels in the CSF were best fit with a parabolic (not straight) line in PD, but not HC subjects. CSF IL-6 levels were best fit with a parabolic line in HC, but not PD