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Table 6 Results for total protein, transforming growth factor beta 1 and platelet derived growth factor isoform BB for gender 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

Males (n=30)

     

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)

1019.0 (467.8)b,c

3325.8 (1108.1)d

2536.6 (582.3)d

1674.8 (533.3)

1512.6 (549.7)

TGF-β1 (pg/mg of TP)

21.9 (11.6)b,c

69.4 (28.2)d

54.9 (14.8)d

35.6 (11.1)

32.5 (13.4)

PDGF-BB (pg/mL)

69.9 (50.7)e

1060.5 (279.0)d

978.1 (284.7)d

428.7 (135.2)§

418.2 (103.0)‡

PDGF-BB (pg/mg of TP)

1.5 (1.1)e

22.0 (7.2)d

21.1 (6.9)d

9.2 (3.6)§

8.8 (2.5)‡

Females (n=10)

     

TP (mg/mL)*

45.0 (5.1)

49.5 (7.8)

43.5 (6.7)

44.3 (5.1)

42.8 (4.7)

TGF-β1 (pg/mL)

1185.6 (508.9)f

3608.0 (1906.2)c

2892.8 (1749.0)

1704.8 (504.4)

1410.0 (197.4)

TGF-β1 (pg/mg of TP)

26.7 (12.5)f

71.2 (34.8)c

64.9 (37.1)

37.9 (11.3)

32.8 (4.9)

PDGF-BB (pg/mL)

333.6 (477.8)g

1535.5 (444.6)h

1589.1 (363.7)h

864.0 (463.0)

933.7 (319.9)

PDGF-BB (pg/mg of TP)

7.7 (11.2)i

30.6 (8.0)

36.8 (10.3)h

19.4 (10.8)

21.7 (7.7)

  1. Data are presented as mean (±s.d.).
  2. The initials like in Table 2. Letters denote SD for each independent sex and their respective blood components. a: SD (P<0.05) from P-PRG. b: SD (P<0.001) from P-PRP+NID, P-PRG and, PPP+NID. c: SD (P<0.05) from PPG. d: SD (P<0.001) from PPP+NID and, PPG. e: SD (P<0.001) from P-PRP+NID, P-PRG, PPP+NID and, PPG. f: SD (P<0.05) from P-PRP+NID. g: SD (P<0.001) from P-PRP+NID and, P-PRG. h: SD (P<0.05) from PPP+NID and, PPG. i: SD (P<0.05) from P-PRP+NID, P-PRG, PPP+NID and, PPG. †: variable SD (P<0.05) between males and females. ‡: variable SD (P<0.001) between males and females. §: variable SD (P<0.003) between males and females. *Data are presented as median (IR).