TABLE 6.
Peripheral blood mononuclear cell (PBMC) and granulocyte superoxide anion (O2 •¯) production at baseline and after stimulation of phagocytosis with E.coli in the control (n = 5) and Early Life Stress (ELS) groups (n = 6). Data are median (interquartile range); the bold number refers to the p-value for intergroup comparison.
| PBMC [nmol/sec/106 cells] | Control | 0.07 (0.05; 0.09) |
| ELS | 0.06 (0.05; 0.07) | |
| Granulocytes [nmol/sec/106 cells] | Control | 2.2 (2.0; 2.8) |
| ELS | 2.4 (1.8; 2.6) | |
| PBMC-Phagocytosis [nmol/sec/106 cells] | Control | 0.10 (0.03; 0.13) |
| ELS | 0.15 (0.14; 0.17) | |
| Granulocytes-Phagocytosis [nmol/sec/106 cells] | Control | 4.7 (4.1; 5.6) |
| ELS | 3.5 (2.7; 4.3) p = 0.086 |