Table 1.

Serum Levels of Opsonins and Acute-Phase Reactants After In Vivo Treatment With rhIFN-γ

0 h24 h48 h72 h168 h
LBP (mg/mL, n = 12) 17.8 ± 8.2 24.8 ± 7.7* 23.8 ± 9.7 19.6 ± 6.5 16.2 ± 5.2 
Neopterin (ng/mL, n = 15) 2.1 ± 0.5 4.7 ± 0.9 6.6 ± 1.4 5.4 ± 1.1 2.1 ± 0.4 
β2-m (ng/mL, n = 15) 33.5 ± 4.7 49.0 ± 9.7 58.1 ± 10.7 50.5 ± 11.3 33.0 ± 7.0 
sCD14 (mg/mL, n = 12) 0.96 ± 0.18 1.00 ± 0.18 1.02 ± 0.15 1.07 ± 0.3 0.94 ± 0.18 
sICAM (ng/mL, n = 15) 16.8 ± 3.7 18.7 ± 3.3 20.8 ± 5.8 19.8 ± 3.2 18.3 ± 4.3 
C3 (mg/dL, n = 12) 107 ± 24 ND 121 ± 30 ND 111 ± 18 
C4 (mg/dL, n = 12) 28 ± 8 ND 31 ± 6 ND 29 ± 5 
CRP (mg/dL, n = 10) 0.5 ± 0.2 ND 1.1 ± 1.4 ND 0.4 ± 0.1 
IgG (mg/dL, n = 7) 990 ± 189 ND 991 ± 246 ND 996 ± 218 
IgM (mg/dL, n = 7) 108 ± 26 ND 106 ± 25 ND 117 ± 31 
0 h24 h48 h72 h168 h
LBP (mg/mL, n = 12) 17.8 ± 8.2 24.8 ± 7.7* 23.8 ± 9.7 19.6 ± 6.5 16.2 ± 5.2 
Neopterin (ng/mL, n = 15) 2.1 ± 0.5 4.7 ± 0.9 6.6 ± 1.4 5.4 ± 1.1 2.1 ± 0.4 
β2-m (ng/mL, n = 15) 33.5 ± 4.7 49.0 ± 9.7 58.1 ± 10.7 50.5 ± 11.3 33.0 ± 7.0 
sCD14 (mg/mL, n = 12) 0.96 ± 0.18 1.00 ± 0.18 1.02 ± 0.15 1.07 ± 0.3 0.94 ± 0.18 
sICAM (ng/mL, n = 15) 16.8 ± 3.7 18.7 ± 3.3 20.8 ± 5.8 19.8 ± 3.2 18.3 ± 4.3 
C3 (mg/dL, n = 12) 107 ± 24 ND 121 ± 30 ND 111 ± 18 
C4 (mg/dL, n = 12) 28 ± 8 ND 31 ± 6 ND 29 ± 5 
CRP (mg/dL, n = 10) 0.5 ± 0.2 ND 1.1 ± 1.4 ND 0.4 ± 0.1 
IgG (mg/dL, n = 7) 990 ± 189 ND 991 ± 246 ND 996 ± 218 
IgM (mg/dL, n = 7) 108 ± 26 ND 106 ± 25 ND 117 ± 31 

All results are expressed as the mean ± SD.

Abbreviation: ND, not done.

*

P < .05 when compared with pretreatment levels.

P < .0001 when compared with pretreatment levels.

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