Fig. 9

Circulating immune dysfunction in SZ-MetS patients. Bio-Plex multiplexed immunoassays employ fluorescently colored magnetic beads to simultaneously quantify 27 inflammatory cytokines, chemokines, and growth factors in SZ-MetS patients compared to controls. Mean concentrations (pg/ml) with standard error of the mean (SEM) are provided, and statistical significance levels are indicated as follows: *p < 0.05, **p < 0.01