The Role of Cytokines in the Functional Activity of Phagocytes in Blood and Colostrum of Diabetic Mothers

Figure 2

Bactericidal index (mean ± SD, N = 10 in each treatment and sample), determined by the acridine orange method. Phagocytes were incubated with enteropathogenic Escherichia coli (EPEC) in the presence of gamma interferon (IFN-γ) and transforming growth factor β (TGF-β). *Indicates differences from the 199 medium and cytokines use within each sample and group; #indicates differences between normoglycemic and diabetic groups within each treatment (cytokines or 199 medium) and sample (colostrum, maternal blood, or cord blood).