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. 2008 Feb 22;116(6):709–715. doi: 10.1289/ehp.11016

Table 4.

Plasma t-PA antigen concentrations after exposure to filtered air or CAPs.

Air
CAPs
Bradykinin (pmol/min) 0 100 300 1,000 0 100 300 1,000
tPA (ng/mL)
 Noninfused arm 7.6 ± 0.5 7.4 ± 0.5 7.9 ± 0.5 8.5 ± 0.5 7.2 ± 0.5 7.3 ± 0.6 7.7 ± 0.5 8.6 ± 0.5
 Infused arm 7.3 ± 0.5 8.8 ± 0.5 9.7 ± 0.6 14.3 ± 1.2* 7.3 ± 0.6 8.6 ± 0.6 9.5 ± 0.7 14.2 ± 1.1*
 Difference −0.4 ± 0.2 1.4 ± 0.4 1.9 ± 0.4 5.8 ± 1.1* 0.1 ± 0.2 1.3 ± 0.4 1.7 ± 0.4 5.7 ± 1.0*
Net t-PA release (ng/100 mL tissue/min) −1 ± 1 11 ± 3 20 ± 5 90 ± 18* 0 ± 1 12 ± 4 24 ± 6 104 ± 19*

Values shown are mean ± SE (n = 24).

*

p < 0.0001 (ANOVA; dose response).