Table 2.
Serum immune proteins analyzed during the study.
| Parameter (Unit) | Extraction 1 (n = 19) |
Extraction 2 (n = 21) | Extraction 3 (n = 21) |
|---|---|---|---|
| C3 (mg/dL) | 107.94 ± 16.02 (87.10–147.60) 1 |
94.78 ± 11.77 (77.60–123.20) |
104.09 ± 15.84 (79.20–127.30) 2 |
| C4 (mg/dL) | 19.49 ± 3.94 (13.50–27.00) 3 |
16.40 ± 2.96 (11.30–23.90) |
18.09 ± 5.38 (12.80–36.30) 4 |
| IgG (mg/dL) | 1196.08 ± 152.16 (898.00–1476.00) |
1208.01 ± 181.95 (873.00–1630.00) |
1174.96 ± 201.88 (736.00–1638.00) |
| IgA (mg/dL) | 221.14 ± 61.01 (132.00–347.00) |
210.99 ± 64.87 (109.00–340.90) |
225.53 ± 67.39 (111.40–352.8) |
| IgM (mg/dL) | 124.02 ± 35.82 (62.70–206.90) |
131.78 ± 52.32 (62.20–298.10) |
133.08 ± 49.30 (71.00–303.00) |
| IgG1 (mg/dL) | 564.06 ± 102.94 (320.00–763.00) 5 |
521.82 ± 108.15 (300.10–697.10) 6 |
613.32 ± 145.11 (290.90–862.10) 7 |
| IgG2 (mg/dL) | 305.88 ± 80.21 (179.90–445.00) |
305.37 ± 88.17 (145.60–495.30) 8 |
359.46 ± 106.35 (183.10–592.00) 9 |
| IgG3 (mg/dL) | 45.52 ± 18.21 (11.10–75.90) 10 |
45.93 ± 19.45 (13.70–91.10) |
46.60 ± 19.86 (12.00–103.70) |
| IgG4 (mg/dL) | 43.83 ± 17.20 (19.90–84.50) 11 |
39.15 ± 15.32 (15.70–73.20) |
46.47 ± 19.31 (16.30–88.90) 12 |
1 p value = 0.00001 (1 vs. 2); 2 p value = 0.0005 (2 vs. 3); 3 p value = 0.0004 (1 vs. 2); 4 p value = 0.021 (2 vs. 3); 5 p value = 0.002 (1 vs. 2); 6 p value = 0.009 (1 vs. 3); 7 p value = 0.00001 (2 vs. 3); 8 p value = 0.0005 (1 vs. 3); 9 p value = 0.000004 (2 vs. 3); 10 p value = 0.024 (1 vs. 2); 11 p value = 0.00005 (1 vs. 2); 12 p value = 0.005 (2 vs. 3).