Influence of Epstein–Barr virus and human papillomavirus infection on macrophage migration inhibitory factor and macrophage polarization in nasopharyngeal carcinoma

Table 2 Correlation analysis among virus infection status and MIF, macrophage markers in NPC patients

Spearman correlation		MIF		CD68		CD11c		CD163
Spearman correlation		TN	TS	TN	TS	TN	TS	TN	TS
EBER1	r	0.305	0.139	−0.136	−0.177	−0.135	−0.218	− 0.058	−0.152
	p	0.007	0.226	0.241	0.126	0.285	0.082	0.648	0.227
	n	78	78	76	76	65	65	65	65
HPV16/18	r	0.171	0.021	−0.061	−0.123	0.246	0.160	−0.081	− 0.126
	p	0.134	0.857	0.599	0.290	0.049	0.203	0.523	0.319
	n	78	78	76	76	65	65	65	65

TN tumor nest, TS tumor stroma, r Spearman’s correlation coefficient, MIF macrophage migration inhibitory factor, NPC nasopharyngeal carcinoma

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