Uncovering the cathepsin system in heart failure patients submitted to Left Ventricular Assist Device (LVAD) implantation

Table 6 Correlation between cathepsins and inflammatory markers

	CatS	CatL	CatB	CatG	CysB	CysC	SrpA3
IL-6	rho = 0.43	rho = 0.37	rho = 0.32	rho = 0.30	rho = 0.42	rho = 0.39	rho = 0.58
IL-6	p = 0.003	p = 0.007	p = 0.025	p = 0.032	p = 0.002	p = 0.003	p < 0.0001
IL-8	rho = 0.21	rho = −0.07	rho = 0.02	rho = 0.28	rho = 0.22	rho = 0.21	rho = 0.47
IL-8	ns	ns	ns	p = 0.051	ns	ns	p = 0.001
TNF-α	rho = −0.20	rho = 0.30	rho = 0.44	rho = −0.10	rho = 0.25	rho = 0.16	rho = 0.15
TNF-α	ns	p = 0.049	p = 0.007	ns	ns	ns	ns

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