Research Article

Angiogenic Properties of Menstrual Stem Cells Are Impaired in Women with a History of Preeclampsia

Table 4

Levels of proinflammatory cytokines secreted from MenSCs.

CharacteristicsControl ()PE () value

IL-8 (pg/ml)/mg total protein, median (IQ)1359 (424.2-1423)1355 (1126-1380)0.4645
IFN-γ (pg/ml)/mg total protein, median (IQ)4.913 (2.613-6.524)5.465 (3.825-7.933)0.2757
IL-1β (pg/ml)/mg total protein, median (IQ)2.857 (0.697-3.694)4.418 (3.862-5.020)0.0571
IL-12p70 (pg/ml)/mg total protein, median (IQ)7.911 (3.598-10.04)9.369 (5.741-12.16)0.2537
IL-2 (pg/ml)/mg total protein, median (IQ)6.623 (5.346-7.394)6.882 (4.991-9.218)0.3247
TNF-α (pg/ml)/mg total protein, median (IQ)1.178 (0.389-1.699)1.296 (0.855-2.405)0.2428
GM-CSF (pg/ml)/mg total protein, median (IQ)17.55 (9.24-37.64)34.20 (22.45-130.3)0.0745
IL-1α (pg/ml)/mg total protein, median (IQ)2.402 (1.183-3.586)2.619 (1.581-5.668)0.3423
IL-10 (pg/ml)/mg total protein, median (IQ)0.336 (0.209-0.366)0.274 (0.220-0.375)0.4382
IL-17A (pg/ml)/mg total protein, median (IQ)1.095 (0.619-1.363)1.370 (0.753-1.630)0.2194
IL-6 (pg/ml)/mg total protein, median (IQ)228.6 (23.40-450.8)349.8 (299.8-1032)0.0145

Abbreviations: pg: picograms; ml: milliliters; mg: milligrams. Results are (interquartile). Statistical analysis was performed using Student’s -tests. , significant.