Expression differences and relationships of endothelin-1, interleukin-6 and c-kit in hypertensive patients with and without depression

Figure 1 Comparison of serum endothelin-1, interleukin-6, stem cell factor, and c-kit levels between group A and group B. A: Endothelin-1; B: Interleukin-6; C: Stem cell factor; D: c-kit. ^aP < 0.05. ET-1: Endothelin-1; IL-6: Interleukin-6; SCF: Stem cell factor.

Figure 2 Comparison of serum endothelin-1, interleukin-6, stem cell factor, and c-kit levels among patients with different depression severity in group A. A: Endothelin-1; B: Interleukin-6; C: Stem cell factor; D: c-kit. ^aP < 0.05. MMDG: Mild to moderate depression group; SDG: Severe depression group; ET-1: Endothelin-1; IL-6: Interleukin-6; SCF: Stem cell factor.

Figure 3 Relationship between endothelin-1, interleukin-6, stem cell factor, c-kit levels and Hamilton depression rating scale scores. A: Endothelin-1; B: Interleukin-6; C: Stem cell factor; D: c-kit. ET-1: Endothelin-1; IL-6: Interleukin-6; SCF: Stem cell factor; HAMD: Hamilton depression rating scale.

Figure 4 Receiver operating characteristic curves of endothelin-1, interleukin-6, stem cell factor, c-kit, and their combination for predicting hypertension with depression. ET-1: Endothelin-1; IL-6: Interleukin-6; SCF: Stem cell factor.