Fig. 3
From: Clinical significance of urinary inflammatory biomarkers in patients with IgA nephropathy
Correlation between urinary inflammatory biomarker levels and urine protein–creatinine ratio in the patients with IgAN. A Positive correlation. B Negative correlation
BAFF, B-cell-activating factor; CXCL10, C–X–C motif chemokine 10; CXCL16, C–X–C motif ligand 16; EGF, epidermal growth factor; eGFR, estimated glomerular filtration rate; GDF-15, growth/differentiation factor-15; IFNγ, interferon γ; IL-6, interleukin-6; KIM-1, kidney injury molecule-1; MBL, mannose-binding lectin; MCP-1, monocyte chemoattractant protein-1; PCR, protein–creatinine ratio; RANTES, regulated on activation, normal T cell expressed and secreted; TfR, transferrin receptor; VEGFR-2, vascular endothelial growth factor receptor-2
Spearman’s rank correlation coefficient test was used for the statistical analysis