Research Article

Evidence of Stem Cells Mobilization in the Blood of Patients with Pancreatitis: A Potential Link with Disease Severity

Table 3

The absolute numbers of subpopulations of BMSCs circulating in the peripheral blood of patients.

VSELs“1”VSELs“2”HSCs“1”HSCs“2”EPCs“1”EPCs“2”MSCs“1”MSCs“2”MSCs“3”MSCs“4”CD133 + SCs

CG38.7 (11.5-50.8)45.2 (10.9-81.3)509.8 (254.3-902.3)793 (398.8-1414.7)423.8 (269-753.8)55.5 (23.3-113)488.7 (176-805)24.8 (8-74.2)175 (108.1-268.6)364.5 (155.7-612.6)33.8 (11.2-74.8)
AP36.9 (12.1-58.9)294.6 (69.6-373.9)540.6 (151.7-684.3)1208 (347.5-1483.3)324.5 (187.3-911.2)63.2 (23.6-67.5)350.8 (174.4-761.2)15.6 (6-59.2)110.3 (52.9-253.9154.2 (59-340.3)36 (25.3-63.2)
MAP19.4 (10.8-39)82.8 (37.3-194.3254.7 (142.1-630.1)822.1 (275-1467.3)216.4 (139.6-670.2)42.6 (25.5-78.2)369.9 (174.8-720.9)16.6 (4.3-57.2)118.7 (36.5-280.3)78.2 (41.3-317)40 (25.4-64.6)
SAP24.7 (12.4-72)336.9 (11.5-877.8)367 (215.2-859.6)985.4 (574.9-1845.1)363.8 (219.5-937.9)29.8 (9.9-53.9)311.8 (144.5-917.1)12 (9.2-72.8)77.3 (54.6-132.3)235.8 (78.1-855.4)32.2 (16.3-62.1)
CP19.9 (6.8-42.5)90.4 (18.4-155.2)279.7 (132.8-846)657.6 (415.3-1347.3)327.5 (119.5-974.5)57.9 (12.9-193)203.9 (118.5-691.3)34.3 (10.4-81.9)161.7 (83.9-311.4)233.9 (90.9-430.8)44.6 (8.5-78.6)

AP: acute pancreatitis; CG: control group; CP: chronic pancreatitis; EPC: endothelial progenitor cell; HSC: hematopoietic stem cell; MAP: moderate acute pancreatitis; MSC: mesenchymal stem cell; SC: stem cell; SAP: severe acute pancreatitis; VSEL: very small embryonic-like stem cell. Values are presented as median (Q1-Q3). vs. healthy controls.