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

Table 1

Mean (±SD) glucose level, leukocyte count, viability, IFN-γ, and TGF-β concentrations in colostrum, maternal blood, and cord blood from normoglycemic and diabetic women.

Parameter	Sample	Normoglycemic	Diabetic
Glucose level (mg/dL)	Colostrum	66.0±7.4	114.2±9.6^∗
	Maternal blood	90.5±8.6	122.1±8.9^∗
	Cord blood	69.0±7.3	87.0±8.5^∗
Mononuclear phagocytes count (×10^6 cell/mL)	Colostrum	2.8±0.5	2.4±0.8
	Maternal blood	4.8±0.7	5.1±0.5
	Cord blood	2.9±0.6	3.2±0.9
Mononuclear phagocytes viability (%)	Colostrum	92.0±3.5	90.0±2.2
	Maternal blood	91.0±2.4	90.0±3.3
	Cord blood	90.0±2.6	91.0±2.7
IFN-γ (pg/mL)	Colostrum	9.2±1.5	7.9±3.1
	Maternal blood	8.2±1.7	8.4±0.5
	Cord blood	8.9±1.8	7.5±2.6
TGF-β (pg/mL)	Colostrum	22.1±1.6	24.0±4.3
	Maternal blood	26.1±4.7	26.6±3.7
	Cord blood	26.0±4.6	27.6±4.4

∗Statistical differences in glucose levels between normoglycemic and diabetic groups, considering the same kind of samples.