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Table 3 Blood biomarkers (estimated means and ranges) before and after intra-articular injection of 3 μg E. coli O55:B5 lipopolysaccharide

From: Changes in concentrations of haemostatic and inflammatory biomarkers in synovial fluid after intra-articular injection of lipopolysaccharide in horses

 

White blood cell count (Fig. 2a)

Total protein (Fig. 2b)

Serum amyloid A (Fig. 2c)

Haptoglobin (Fig. 2d)

Iron (Fig. 2e)

Fibrinogen (Fig. 3a)

Thrombin-antithrombin (Fig. 3b)

D-dimer (Fig. 3c)

 

× 109/L

g/L

mg/L

mg/L

μmol/L

g/L

μg/L

μg/mL

Hours relative to LPS injection

Estimated mean

Range

Estimated mean

Range

Estimated mean

Range

Estimated mean

Range

Estimated mean

Range

Estimated mean

Range

Estimated mean

Range

Estimated mean

Range

−120

7.8

6.5–10.5

66.3

62.7–79.3

< DL

< DL

2056.1

886.8–2466.5

25.5

17.8–39.1

3.46

2.89–4.19

1.9

1.6–2.5

0.14

0.08–0.32

−96

7.7

5.7–10.9

66.2

63.7–81.5

< DL

< DL- 1.2

2097.3

864.8–2509.0

28.2

18.5–48.9

3.48

3.00–4.19

1.7

1.2–2.2

0.15

0.10–0.35

−24

7.7

5.8–10.3

65.7

61.1–78.0

< DL

< DL

1955.0

812.3–2451.5

27.3

20.9–42.8

3.22

2.71–3.99

1.5

0.9–2.9

0.14

0.09–0.28

0

7.5

5.8–8.9

65.1

61.6–77.8

< DL

< DL

1908.2

802.6–2414.2

25.4

15.8–46.3

3.26

2.70–3.96

1.6

1.0–2.3

0.14

0.08–0.26

2

7.7

6.5–9.1

67.2

64.5–80.6

< DL

< DL

1964.2

806.4–2488.5

25.2

16.5–37.4

3.22

2.78–3.94

2.2

1.1–3.1

0.14

0.08–0.25

4

11.1***

7.2–15.0

67.2

64.0–84.5

< DL

< DL

1980.0

799.7–2609.2

24.7

16.6–32.0

3.56

2.72–4.28

2.4

1.3–4.5

0.15

0.12–0.29

8

12.2***

10.1–16.1

68.3

64.5–80.4

2.2

0.8–8.0

2009.3

868.4–2642.5

17.9

12.8–26.1

3.43

2.99–4.16

2.5

1.6–3.7

0.14

0.09–0.28

16

11.2***

8.8–14.1

69.6

64.9–80.8

189.0***

69.0–292.6

2403.8*

1180.2–2982.0

7.8***

6.8–10.1

4.05

3.64–4.53

2.1

1.3–4.0

0.14

0.11–0.30

24

9.5***

7.5–11.0

67.1

64.5–78.7

459.3***

195.8–735.5

2636.6***

1507.5–3161.3

7.3***

6.4–8.6

4.20*

2.77–4.80

2.1

1.0–3.2

0.12

0.05–0.30

36

10.4***

8.1–11.9

66.2

66.6–78.6

780.4***

282.8–1176.4

3041.3***

2143.8–3359.8

17.9

13.5–27.8

5.07***

4.68–5.76

1.9

1.2–2.5

0.13

0.08–0.29

48

8.7

6.6–11.1

66.2

63.8–79.2

791.3***

281.5–1240.3

3284.3***

2626.4–3813.8

25.9

13.7–38.9

5.06***

4.42–6.09

1.5

1.0–2.4

0.13

0.08–0.27

72

7.8

5.6–10.0

65.3

63.1–77.2

552.4***

198.7–976.9

3166.3***

2727.6–3451.3

22.1

18.4–32.7

4.90***

4.12–5.75

1.8

0.9–3.5

0.13

0.07–0.28

144

7.0

5.5–8.4

66.8

63.0–82.5

10.5**

<DL-96.8

2746.6***

1617.1–3261.0

26.0

18.8–39.5

4.43**

3.74–5.34

2.3

1.1–3.8

0.16

0.11–0.26

  1. Asterisks designate significant difference from post-injection hour −120 (* = P < 0.05; ** = P < 0.01 and *** = P < 0.001)
  2. DL Detection limit
  3. LPS Lipopolysaccharide