Fig. 2From: Differences in levels of inflammatory mediators in meniscal and synovial tissue of patients with meniscal lesionsLevels of inflammatory mediators in meniscal tissues a tumor necrosis factor-alpha (TNF-α) and b interleukin-6 (IL-6), showing the significant elevation of levels in injured meniscal tissue (IM), compared to levels in non-injured tissue (NIM); c Comparable levels of nerve growth factor (NGF) in both IM and NIM tissues is shown; values are reported as a mean ± SD; * p <0.05Back to article page