Angiogenic Properties of Menstrual Stem Cells Are Impaired in Women with a History of Preeclampsia
Table 4
Levels of proinflammatory cytokines secreted from MenSCs.
Characteristics
Control ()
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.