Table 2 Means (± s.d) of the TGF-β ₁ and PDGF-BB concentrations (pg/mg of total protein (TP)) in every blood component obtained with every anticoagulant

SC

PDGF-BB (pg/mg of TP)

0.9 (0.6)^a,b

25.2 (14.4)^c

19.0 (29.4)^d

8.3 (5.4)^d

4.5 (5.5)

TGF-β1(pg/mg of TP)*

26.8 (10.4)^a,e

90.7 (30.7)^c,e

54.5 (33.1)

45.2 (10.3)^d

29.2 (17.1)

ACD-A

PDGF-BB (pg/mg of PT)

1.0 (0.6)^a,b

28.2 (20.1)^c

11.3 (30.6)

8.2 (5.0)

5.8 (8.0)

TGF-β1(pg/mg of TP)*

30.0 (8.7)^a

101.5 (31.2)^c,e

56.4 (39.1)

47.8 (12.2)

33.3 (17.9)

ACD-B

PDGF-BB (pg/mg of TP)

1.1 (0.9)^a

18.4 (13.4)^b

6.6 (17.3)

7.2 (4.1)

4.8 (6.5)

TGF-β1(pg/mg of TP)*

27.5 (10.0)^c

87.8 (23.0)^d

50.8 (31.2)

44.6 (12.9)

31.3 (12.7)