Accumulation of Inflammatory Mediators in the Normal Pericardial Fluid
Abstract
1. Introduction
2. Results
3. Discussion
4. Materials and Methods
Statistical Analysis
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
References
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Age (years) | 74.5 ± 6.1 |
Sex female/male (n) | 15/30 |
BMI (kg/m2) | 28.7 ± 3.1 |
Hypertension (%) | 42.2 |
LVEF (%) | 54 ± 7 |
Total protein (g/dL) | 6.4 ± 0.6 |
Albumin (g/dL) | 4.2 ± 0.3 |
Creatinine (mg/dL) | 1 ± 0.2 |
Hemoglobin (g/dL) | 13.5 ± 1.1 |
Serum | Pericardial Fluid | p Value | |
---|---|---|---|
IL-1α (pg/mL) | 0.12 ± 0.21 | 0.140 ± 0.29 | 0.632 |
IL-1β (pg/mL) | 0.29 ± 0.15 | 0.48 ± 0.6 | 0.731 |
IL-2 (pg/mL) | 2.71 ± 3.14 | 8.23 ± 11.45 | 0.534 |
IL-4 (pg/mL) | 6.78 ± 2.55 | 5.85 ± 4.82 | 0.281 |
IL-6 (pg/mL) | 11.49 ± 6.08 | 183.81 ± 94.49 | <0.01 |
IL-8 (pg/mL) | 7.82 ± 5.69 | 28.12 ± 20.92 | <0.01 |
IL-10 (pg/mL) | 0.25 ± 0.24 | 0.52 ± 0.41 | 0.396 |
TNF-α (pg/mL) | 3.18 ± 1.06 | 4.271 ± 0.28 | <0.05 |
IFN-γ (pg/mL) | 0.83 ± 0.65 | 5.34 ± 5.12 | <0.01 |
VEGF (pg/mL) | 163.35 ± 129.21 | 22.8 ± 16.36 | <0.01 |
MCP-1 (pg/mL) | 301.6 ± 58.32 | 1206.98 ± 285.49 | <0.01 |
EGF (pg/mL) | 81.57 ± 40.78 | 2.97 ± 1.67 | <0.001 |
Serum | Pericardial Fluid | p Value | |
---|---|---|---|
VCAM-1 (ng/mL) | 1245.5 ± 301.2 | 218.3 ± 148.3 | <0.01 |
ICAM-1 (ng/mL) | 568.4 ± 137.7 | 301.7 ± 75.1 | <0.05 |
E-selectin (ng/mL) | 17.44 ± 3.82 | 3.8 ± 1.75 | <0.01 |
P-selectin (ng/mL) | 272.26 ± 51.3 | 19.35 ± 2.6 | <0.01 |
L-selectin (ng/mL) | 1486.92 ± 208.5 | 695.1 ± 177.3 | <0.01 |
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El-Diasty, M.M.; Rodríguez, J.; Pérez, L.; Eiras, S.; Fernández, A.L. Accumulation of Inflammatory Mediators in the Normal Pericardial Fluid. Int. J. Mol. Sci. 2024, 25, 157. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25010157
El-Diasty MM, Rodríguez J, Pérez L, Eiras S, Fernández AL. Accumulation of Inflammatory Mediators in the Normal Pericardial Fluid. International Journal of Molecular Sciences. 2024; 25(1):157. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25010157
Chicago/Turabian StyleEl-Diasty, Mohammad M., Javier Rodríguez, Luis Pérez, Sonia Eiras, and Angel L. Fernández. 2024. "Accumulation of Inflammatory Mediators in the Normal Pericardial Fluid" International Journal of Molecular Sciences 25, no. 1: 157. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25010157
APA StyleEl-Diasty, M. M., Rodríguez, J., Pérez, L., Eiras, S., & Fernández, A. L. (2024). Accumulation of Inflammatory Mediators in the Normal Pericardial Fluid. International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 25(1), 157. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijms25010157