Table 3.
Peripheral blood parameters after filtered air and diesel exhaust exposures.
| Before air exposure |
6 hours after air exposure |
Before diesel exposure |
6 hours after diesel exposure |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Leukocytes (× 109 cells/L) | 5.6 ± 0.3 | 5.9 ± 0.3 | 6.0 ± 0.3 | 5.5 ± 0.2 |
| Neutrophils (× 109 cells/L) | 2.4 ± 0.2 | 3.6 ± 0.3 | 2.6 ± 0.2 | 3.1 ± 0.2 |
| Platelets (× 109 cells/L) | 226 ± 8 | 214 ± 8 | 229 ± 10 | 214 ± 8 |
| TNF-α (pg/ml) | 0.92 ± 0.21 | 0.89 ± 0.17 | 1.03 ± 0.17 | 0.80 ± 0.17 |
| IL-6 (pg/ml) | 0.68 ± 0.22 | 2.58 ± 0.82 | 0.60 ± 0.14 | 2.17 ± 0.76 |
| CRP (mg/l) | 1.32 ± 0.52 | 1.30 ± 0.46 | 2.03 ± 0.56 | 1.85 ± 0.56 |
| CD40L (pg/ml) | 95.4 ± 9.2 | 88.8 ± 10.8 | 98.4 ± 11.1 | 85.6 ± 11.1 |
| P-Selectin (ng/ml) | 52.0 ± 5.7 | 58.4 ± 7.1 | 57.4 ± 6.7 | 54.1 ± 7.4 |
| ICAM-1 (ng/ml) | 260.0 ± 13.9 | 273.1 ± 24.4 | 267.8 ± 14.2 | 252.8 ± 17.4 |
Data expressed as mean ± SEM. P > 0.05 for all using 2-way ANOVA with repeated measures.