Figure 1

IL-6 and IL-6R relative expression scatter plot. (A-B) Scatter plot depicting the relative expression values of IL-6 (x-axis) and IL-6R (y-axis) among samples and groups according to Real-Time PCR data analysis described in the "Methods" chapter of the manuscript. A: Human subjects. Sedentary group, black dots; lightly trained athletes, gray squares; highly trained athletes, white triangles. The highly trained athletes group is encompassed by a grey ellipse. B: Horse subjects. Sedentary group, black triangles; highly athletic horses, grey squares. (C-D) Bar plots showing fold-differences in expression of IL-6 and IL-6R among groups (descriptive statistic). C: Human subjects. Sedentary group, grey bars; lightly trained athletes, dark grey bars; highly trained athletes, black bars. D: Horse subjects. Sedentary group, dark grey bars; highly athletic horses, black bars. Error bars indicate the standard error calculated using a 95% confidence interval. Relative expression values (fold change) are on a logarithm base 2 scale (*P < 0.05, **P < 0.001).