Research Article

Platelet-Rich Gel Supernatants Stimulate the Release of Anti-Inflammatory Proteins on Culture Media of Normal Equine Synovial Membrane Explants

Table 1

Mean (mean standard error) of the concentration of the molecules evaluated in both leukocyte and platelet-rich gel (L-PRG) and pure platelet-rich gel (P-PRG) supernatants and synovial fluid.

VariableFluid
L-PRGP-PRGSynovial fluid

TGF- (pg/mL)1669.2 ± 313.21369.2 ± 21.41413.8 ± 4.8
PDGF-BB (pg/mL)3069. 9 ± 1261.6383.8 ± 80.9a60.5 ± 0.9a
TNF- (pg/mL)60 ± 0.5a,b59 ± 1.4a66.7 ± 3.3b
IL-4 (pg/mL)75.7 ± 9.3a61.1 ± 1.52a101.8 ± 33.7b
IL-1ra (pg/mL)160.4 ± 68.058.7 ± 3.1a77.8 ± 10.7
HA (ng/mL) 6.9 ± 2.92.3 ± 1.0853017.6 ± 12140a

a-bLowercase letters denote significant differences ( < 0.01) between groups in the same column by Tukey test.