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Table 4 Results for total protein, transforming growth factor beta 1 and platelet derived growth factor isoform BB for each breed and their respective blood components

From: Effects of the breed, sex and age on cellular content and growth factor release from equine pure-platelet rich plasma and pure-platelet rich gel

Variable

Blood component

 

Plasma

P-PRP+NID

P-PRG

PPP+NID

PPG

Argentinean Creole Horse (n=20)

     

Total protein -TP- (mg/mL)

47.1 (4.6)

49.4 (6.6)a

46.2 (4.0)

46.7 (3.4)

46.8 (5.6)†

TGF-β1 (pg/mL)

998.0 (521.0)b

2988.0 (1192.0)c

2644.0 (502.0)c

1508.0 (813.0)

1478.0 (876.0)

TGF-β1 (pg/mg of TP)

20.7 (10.5)d,e

60.0 (30.7)c

51.9 (14.8)c

31.2 (20.3)

32.0 (20.3)

PDGF-BB (pg/mL)*

69.9 (50.7)b

1060.5 (279.0)c

978.1 (284.7)c§

428.7 (135.2) §

418.2 (103.0)§

PDGF-BB (pg/mg of TP)*

1.5 (1.1)a

22.0 (7.2)c

21.1 (6.9)c§

9.2 (3.6)§

8.8 (2.5)§

Colombian Creole Horse (n=20)

     

TP (mg/mL)

45.7 (5.8)f

49.6 (5.9)g,h

45.9 (5.6)

45.7 (4.7)

44.3 (4.6)

TGF-β1 (pg/mL)

1128.0 (383.0)d,e

2700.0 (2561.0)g,h

1834.0 (2220.0)d

1704.0 (884.0)

1456.0 (438.0)

TGF-β1 (pg/mg of TP)

24.5 (8.9)d,e

58.2 (42.5)d,g

42.2 (49.8)d

37.1 (16.7)

34.4 (10.9)

PDGF-BB (pg/mL)*

246.3 (378.4)b

1458.9 (445.3)c

1479.6 (381.1)c

775.0 (393.6)

805.2 (300.6)

PDGF-BB (pg/mg of TP)*

5.6 (8.8)b

29.0 (8.8)c

33.4 (10.6)c

17.1 (9.1)

18.4 (7.4)

  1. Data are presented as median (interquartile range).
  2. Initials like in Table 2. Letters denote significant differences (SD) for each independent breed and their respective blood component. a: SD (P<0.05) from PRG. b: SD (P<0.003) from PRP+NID, P-PRG, PPP+NID and, PPG. c: SD (P<0.001) from PPP+NID and, PPG. d: SD (P<0.05) from PPG. e: SD (P<0.001) from PRP+NID, P-PRG and, PPP+NID. f: SD (P<0.05) from PRP+NID. g: SD (P<0.05) from PPP+NID. h: SD (P<0.001) from PPG. †: SD (P<0.05) between breeds. ‡: SD (P<0.009) between breeds. §: SD (P<0.001) between breeds. *Data are presented as mean (±s.d).