Figure 1

Inflammatory cytokine and protein concentrations in cervicovaginal lavages (CVL) from women having received a Pap smear (intervention group; right panel) compared to women who had not (control group; left panel). Total protein (A), IL-1β (B), IL-8 (C), IL-6 (D), IL-10 (E), TNF-α (F) and IL-12 p70 (G) concentrations were measured in the CVL fluid from each woman using the BD CBA Inflammation panel and FACS analysis. Each (●) represents an individual woman's protein or cytokine concentration. Solid lines indicate the median concentration for each group. P-values were calculated using Wilcoxon Ranks test for matched non-parametric data and p-values ≤ 0.05 were considered significant.