Comparison of plasma cytokine levels among patients with immune thrombocytopenia (ITP), aplastic anemia (AA), and healthy controls (HC). Cytokine levels in the plasma samples from 41 ITP, 33 untreated AA patients and 52 HC were measured using Luminex assay. The bars represent median values. ***, p < .001; *, p < .05; ns, not significant (Kruskall-Wallis). Tpo, Thrombopoietin; G-CSF, granulocyte colony-stimulating factor; IP-10, Interferon-inducible protein-10; CXCL5, chemokine (C-X-C motif) ligand 5; CCL5, chemokine (C-C motif) ligand 5; CD40L, CD40 ligand; EGF, epidermal growth factor; VEGF, vascular endothelial growth factor.