Figure 1.
Peritoneal fluid appears to prime PMNs and monocytes in both receptor dependent (fMLP) and receptor independent (PMA) manners. The is evidenced by the increased CD18 and CD11b expression in both PMNs and monocytes when peritoneal fluid collected at time of decompression is compared to control peritoneal fluid (collected at baseline) (A&B (PMNs), C&D (monocytes), n=6; *p<0.05 by paired 2 tailed t-test)