11 September 2020>: Clinical Research
Decreased Synovial Fluid Biomarkers Levels Are Associated with Rehabilitation of Function and Pain in Rotator Cuff Tear Patients Following Electroacupuncture Therapy
Jian Guan 1ABDEF* , Wei-Qiang Geng 2AF* , Yao Li 1A , Guang-Yuan Liu 1B , Luo-Bin Ding 1B , You-Jie Liu 3C , Wei Xue 4C* , Hua-Jun Wang 3E* , Xiao-Fei Zheng 3E*DOI: 10.12659/MSM.923240
Med Sci Monit 2020; 26:e923240
Table 3 Correlation between IL-1, IL-6, MMP-1 and MMP-13 levels and the VAS score CMS and ASES in all patients.
Variable | VAS score | ASES | CMS | |||
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r | P value | r | P value | r | P value | |
IL-1B | 0.81 | 0.004* | −0.59 | * | −0.73 | 0.04* |
IL-6 | 0.7 | 0.01* | −0.34 | 0.61 | −0.67 | 0.03* |
MMP-1 | 0.25 | 0.26 | −0.57 | * | −0.15 | 0.33 |
MMP-13 | 0.13 | 0.77 | 0.09 | 0.58 | −0.19 | 0.71 |
* P |