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Table 3.

Superoxide release by colostrum and blood mononuclear phagocytes (mean ± SD, N = 10 in each treatment).

Phagocytes	Bacteria	Superoxide release (nmol)
Phagocytes	Bacteria	Normoglycemic	Hyperglycemic	Statistical contrast
Colostrum	No	1.9 ± 0.4	1.6 ± 0.1	Phagocytes with bacteria versus without F = 18.6; P = 0.001
Colostrum	Yes	2.1 ± 0.5	1.5 ± 0.2	Phagocytes with bacteria versus without F = 18.6; P = 0.001

Maternal blood	No	3.5 ± 1.1^#	4.9 ± 0.9^#	Colostrum versus blood F = 10.6; P = 0.002
Maternal blood	Yes	4.4 ± 0.2^∗#	6.1 ± 0.7^+#	Colostrum versus blood F = 10.6; P = 0.002

Cord blood	No	0.6 ± 0.2^#	3.8 ± 1.1^+#	Normo- versus hyperglycemic F = 13.7; P = 0.03
Cord blood	Yes	1.2 ± 0.5*	3.9 ± 0.9^+#	Normo- versus hyperglycemic F = 13.7; P = 0.03

Colostrum and blood mononuclear cells were preincubated or not with EPEC. *Indicates differences between phagocytes incubated with bacteria and the control (without bacteria) within each group and sample; ⁺indicates intergroup differences within each treatment (with or not bacteria) and sample; ^#indicates differences between sample (colostrum and blood) within each treatment (with or not bacteria) and group.