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. 2013 Aug 27;8(8):e74043. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0074043

Table 3. Enzyme-inhibitory complexes in HAE-C1INH patients and healthy controls after activation with ellagic acid.

FXIIa-C1INH (A.U.) Kallikrein-C1INH (A.U.) FXIa-C1INH (A.U.) FXIa-AT (A.U.)
median [IQR] median [IQR] median [IQR] median [IQR]
No addition of C1-esterase inhibitor
Healthy controls (n = 10) 137.2 [122.6-162.7] 80.0 [74.1-93.1] 84.1 [73.1-97.3] 91.3 [80.3-102.2]
HAE-C1INH remission (n = 17) 45.9 [22.8-59.0]* 38.7 [24.6-48.9]* 14.3 [9.9-29.8]* 134.5 [118.4-163.5]*
HAE-C1INH attack (n = 10) 25.5 [13.3-43.6]* 24.1 [11.1-31.3]* 9.2 1.30-11.0]* 121.6 [89.1-135.6]
Addition of C1-esterase inhibitor
Healthy controls (n = 10) 114.7 [104.6-132.4] 69.7 [60.3-76.3] 109.2 [97.9-123.5] 88.6 [80.0-95.0]
HAE-C1INH remission (n = 16) 77.10 [67.6-86.6]* # 32.3 [25.7-42.9]* 63.8 [44.4-98.1]* # 126.6 [110.3-160.6]*
HAE-C1INH attack (n = 7) 65.7 [40.7-89.0]* # 17.9 [0.6-36.5]* 32.2 [17.9-50.5]* # 107.8 [100.0-115.1]

C1INH: C1 esterase inhibitor; HAE: hereditary angioedema, IQR: interquartile range; A.U: arbitrary units

* Significant increase or decrease in level of inhibitory complexes compared to healthy controls (p < 0.05)

# Significant increase in inhibitory complexes compared to no addition of C1 esterase inhibitor (p < 0.05)