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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2013 Nov 12.
Published in final edited form as: Xenotransplantation. 2012 Nov 12;19(6):342–354. doi: 10.1111/xen.12007

Table 7.

Comparison of normal GTKO and WT pig mean values with 4 primate species

Test Unit GTKO* WT* Baboon Cyno* Rhesus* Human
Hematology WBC /mm3 15.5 18.6 10.0 11.9 8.0 3.8 – 10.6
RBC ×106/mm3 6.3 6.9 5.1 5.8 5.6 3.73 – 4.89
Hemoglobin g/dL 12.2 10.0 12.7 13.0 13.2 11.6 – 14.6
Hematocrit % 37.9 37.9 39.9 43.1 40.9 34.1 – 43.3
Platelets ×103/mm3 425.0 506.6 419.2 431.7 359.0 156 – 369
MCV fL 61.3 58.7 77.2 74.6 74.4 82.6 – 97.4
MCH pg 19.7 17.4 25.1 22.7 23.7 27.8 – 33.4
MCHC g/dL 32.3 25.5 32.6 30.7 32.0 32.7 – 35.5
RDW % 21.4 19.0 13.1 13.7 13.0 11.8 – 15.2
MPV fL 9.1 n.a. 8.5 9.0 n.a. 6.8 – 10.4
Neutrophil % 41.8 45.6 52.0 33.2 54.3 44 – 77
Lymphocyte % 49.1 45.5 44.4 58.4 38.2 13 – 44
Monocyte % 4.9 4.7 3.2 4.4 3.5 4 – 13*
Eosinophil % 2.3 1.9 0.9 2.6 3.1 0 – 6
Basophil % 0.1 0.4 0.3 0.7 0.2 0 – 1
Renal Function and Electrolytes Sodium mmol/L 144.0 142.9 146.1 158.4 147.3 136 – 146
Potassium mmol/L 5.3 5.3 3.8 5.8 4.0 3.5 – 5.0
Chloride mmol/L 103.0 104.8 108.0 113.4 112.6 95 – 110
Calcium mg/dL 10.8 11.0 9.5 11.1 9.4 8.4 – 10.2
Phosphorus mg/dL 8.8 8.6 4.3 5.6 4.1 2.5 – 4.5
CO2 mmol/L 28.1 29.0 22.9 n.a. 13.9 21–32
Urea mg/dL 12.8 12.4 14.3 23.1 17.3 5.0 – 20.0
Creatinine mg/dL 1.1 1.0 0.7 0.8 1.0 0.6 – 1.1
Liver Function AST IU/L 37.0 40.1 36.6 33.1 33.6 < 40
ALT IU/L 42.0 58.5 39.2 47.1 44.6 < 40
ALP IU/L 272.0 263.1 637.7 1138.6 183.7 38 – 126
LDH IU/L 472.0 825.9 284.2 598.8 311.0 < 170
GGT IU/L 74.0 43.0 39.0 124.1 61.0 < 40
Tot Bilirubin mg/dL 0.2 0.5 0.1 0.3 0.4 0.3 – 1.5
Dir Bilirubin mg/dL 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.1 0.7 0.1 – 0.4
Indir Bilirubin mg/dL 0.1 0.1 0.1 n.a. 2.1 0.2 – 1.1
Tot Protein g/dL 5.9 5.2 6.8 7.9 7.1 6.3 – 7.7
Albumin g/dL 3.4 2.6 4.1 4.3 4.0 3.4 – 5.0
Cholesterol mg/dL 81.0 100.6 103.2 131.5 141.7 <200
Triglyceride mg/dL 31.0 57.5 60.1 44.8 75.3 <150
Glucose mg/dL 89.0 92.1 96.4 81.0 67.1 70 – 99
Coaulation Profile PT sec 13.6 11.7 14.3 9.4 14.2 11.3 – 14.5
PTT sec 34.1 15.5 32.6 21.6 43.0 22.7 – 35.6
INR 1.1 n.a. 1.3 n.a. n.a. 0.8 – 1.2
D-Dimer μg/mL 0.2 n.a. 0.7 n.a. n.a. <0.45
FDP μg/mL 5to20 n.a. <5 n.a. n.a. <5 neg, >20 pos
Fibrinogen mg/dL 250.0 n.a. 189.5 235.8 n.a. 200 – 400
Others Amylase IU/L 1622.0 n.a. 185.7 440.0 n.a. 35 – 118
Lipase IU/L 13.1 n.a. 29.8 n.a. n.a. 22 – 51
Iron μg/dL 104.0 175.2 158.9 156.3 156.0 28 – 170
Total CPK IU/L 1166.0 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 60 – 400
CPK-MB isoenzyme ng/mL 4.4 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 0 – 3
CPK-MB relative index 0.7 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. 0 – 3
Troponin I ng/mL 0.1 n.a. n.a. n.a. n.a. < 0.4
*

GTKO = α1,3-galactosyltransferase gene-knockout pigs; WT = wild-type pigs; Cyno = cynomolgus monkeys; Rhesus = rhesus monkeys. n.a. = not available. GTKO values indicated in bold are statistically different from human values.