Table 2.

Hematopoietic colony formation by CD133⁺ cells

Variable	Control	PAH	P
BFU-E	7.6 ± 2.4	16.3 ± 7.2	NS*
CFU-M	2.0 ± 0.6	2.8 ± 1.1	NS
CFU-GM	25.3 ± 6.7	112.3 ± 23.3	.03
CFU-GEMM	0.9 ± 1.1	6 ± 2.48	.02
Total CFU	35.7 ± 8.9	137.3 ± 33.7	.01

BFU-E indicates burst-forming unit-erythroid; CFU-M, CFU-macrophage; CFU-GM, CFU-granulocyte, monocyte; CFU-GEMM, CFU-granulocyte, erythrocyte, monocyte, and megakaryocyte.

^*P > .05.