Table 3.

Effect of protein C (PC), activated recombinant human protein C (ArhPC), and activated plasmatic protein C (AphPC) on respiratory burst activity of neutrophils



Triggered by
Preincubation with
Medium*
fMLP*
PMA*
Medium   1 (n = 16)   1.83 ± 0.133 (n = 10)  4.11 ± 0.967 (n = 6) 
PC   1.02 ± 0.590 (n = 6)   1.79 ± 0.173 (n = 4)  4.28 ± 1.748 (n = 3) 
ArhPC   1.04 ± 0.043 (n = 6)   1.78 ± 0.266 (n = 3)  4.77 ± 2.236 (n = 3) 
AphPC
 
0.82 ± 0.085 (n = 3)
 
1.69 ± 0.272 (n = 3)
 
ND
 


Triggered by
Preincubation with
Medium*
fMLP*
PMA*
Medium   1 (n = 16)   1.83 ± 0.133 (n = 10)  4.11 ± 0.967 (n = 6) 
PC   1.02 ± 0.590 (n = 6)   1.79 ± 0.173 (n = 4)  4.28 ± 1.748 (n = 3) 
ArhPC   1.04 ± 0.043 (n = 6)   1.78 ± 0.266 (n = 3)  4.77 ± 2.236 (n = 3) 
AphPC
 
0.82 ± 0.085 (n = 3)
 
1.69 ± 0.272 (n = 3)
 
ND
 
*

Kruskal Wallis test; P > .05; ND, not done. †Mann-Whitney U test; P < .05 versus medium trigger.

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