Modulation of Human Colostrum Phagocyte Activity by the Glycine-Adsorbed Polyethylene Glycol Microspheres

Table 2

Bacterial phagocytosis and bactericidal activity index by mononuclear (MN) and polymorphonuclear (PMN) cells (mean ± SD, 𝑁=10 in each treatment).

EPEC	Phagocytosis (%)		Bactericidal index (%)
	MN	PMN	MN	PMN
Cells	34.40±4.5	39.00±3.5	34.90±9.5	36.00±4.6
Glycine	75.33±3.5 *	69.00±5.6 *	53.81±5.1 *	55.00±4.9 *
PEG	82.00±5.5 *	74.00±6.3 *	57.6±5.6 *	67.00±5.6 *
PEG glycine	72.00±6.7 *	63.00±6.0 *	52.32±3.4 *	58.00±4.9 *

Bacterial phagocytosis and elimination index by mononuclear cells from colostrum were determined with the acridine orange method. *Indicates differences between each treatment with control (cells), considering the same kind of phagocytes (ANOVA, 𝑃<0.05).