Activation of monocytes and cytokine production in patients with peripheral atherosclerosis obliterans

Journal of Inflammation

Table 1 Concentrations of plasma glucose, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, urea, creatinine, total cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL cholesterol, LDL cholesterol, alpha 1-acid glycoprotein (α1- AGP) and C-reactive protein (CRP) presented by control subjects and patients.

	Control subjects	Patients
Glucose (mg/dL)	88.57 ± 2.46	92.42 ± 2.97
Alanine aminotransferase (U/L)	18.85 ± 2.76	20.42 ± 2.77
Aspartate aminotransferase (U/L)	16.57 ± 3.45	15.42 ± 3.77
Urea (mg/dL)	30.57 ± 2.53	36.14 ± 2.82
Creatinine (mg/dL)	1.1 ± 0.03	1.08 ± 0.05
Cholesterol (mg/dL)	201.4 ± 20.12	203.7 ± 20.32
Triglyceride (mg/dL)	107 ± 18	132 ± 22.4
HDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	54.0 ± 4.5	38.14 ± 3.2*
LDL cholesterol (mg/dL)	123.71 ± 6.9	163.14 ± 9.0*
α1-AGP (mg/dL)	76.71 ± 3.59	112.42 ± 8.71*
CRP (mg/dL)	0.10 ± 0	0.27 ± 0.60*

Normal values - glucose: 70-110 mg/dL; alanine transaminase: 30-65 U/L; aspartate transaminase: 15-37 U/L; urea: 15-40 mg/dL; creatinine: 0.6-1.4 mg/dL; cholesterol: < 200 mg/dL; triglyceride: < 200 mg/dL; HDL cholesterol: > 55 mg/dL; LDL cholesterol: < 100 mg/dL; α1-acid glycoprotein (α1-AGP): 30-120 mg/dL; C-reative protein (CRP): < 0.9 mg/dL. The results are expressed as mean ± SEM obtained from 10 patients and 10 control subjects. *p < 0.05 × Control Group

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