Table 1.
Concentrations of lectin pathway proteins in ethylenediamine tetraacetic acid (EDTA) plasma and serum and gender, age and diurnal variations
| EDTA plasma concentration µg/ml (median + IQR) | Serum concentration µg/ml (median + IQR) | Gender difference in plasma concentration yes = +, no = − | Age correlation (adult) yes = +, no = − | Diurnal variation yes = +, no = − | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MBL | 1·84 (0·57–3·01) | 1·69 (0·59–3·00) | − | + | − |
| M‐ficolin | 4·20 (3·54–4·81) | 2·42 (1·96–2·93) | + | − | + |
| L‐ficolin | 2·75 (2·10–3·39) | – | + | − | n.a. |
| H‐ficolin | 36·3 (29·4–43·7) | 39·9 (30·4–51·8) | + | − | + |
| CL‐L1 | 0·52 (0·48–0·58) | 0·49 (0·44–0·53) | − | − | − |
| CL‐K1 | 0·39 (0·36–0·43) | 0·47 (0·42–0·52) | − | − | n.a. |
| MASP‐1 | 7·79 (6·64–9·35) | 10·8 (8·27–13·3) | + | − | + |
| MASP‐3 | 7·04 (5·61–8·50) | 6·68 (5·56–8·30) | + | + | − |
| MAp44 | 2·35 (2·03–2·78) | 2·23 (1·98–2·52) | − | + | − |
| MASP‐2 | 0·49 (0·39–0·63) | 0·41 (0·29–0·53) | + | − | − |
| MAp19 | 0·49 (0·42–0·55) | 0·41 (0·34–0·49) | − | + | + |
IQR = interquartile range; MBL = mannan‐binding lectin; MASP = mannan‐binding lectin‐associated serine protease; CL‐L1 = collectin liver‐1; n.a. = not available.