Table 2 Concentration of bioactive factors during the first 6 months of lactation [pg/ml]
From: Distribution of bioactive factors in human milk samples
Factors | Water phase (W) | Lipid phase (L) | p - values | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Â | Water fraction (L-WF) | Lipid fraction (L-LF) | |||
GRO | 5398.36 ± 2250.44 | 1927.09 ± 563.33 | 652.36 ± 160.60 | W vs L-WF W vs L-LF L-WF vs L-LF | < 0.0001 < 0.0001 0.0003 |
MIP-1ß | 6.72 ± 2.58 | 5.35 ± 0.57 | 6.23 ± 1.44 | W vs L-WF W vs L-LF L-WF vs L-LF | 0.5280 1.0000 1.0000 |
MDC | 21.48 ± 16.01 | 11.83 ± 8.15 | 12.25 ± 8.46 | W vs L-WF W vs L-LF L-WF vs L-LF | 0.0029 0.0069 1.000 |
Flt-3L | 8.81 ± 2.36 | 6.25 ± 0 | 6.25 ± 0 | W vs L-WF W vs L-LF L-WF vs L-LF | 0.0235 0.0235 1.0000 |
eotaxin | 9.62 ± 2.54 | Not detectable | 9.85 ± 3.89 | W vs L-LF | 0.9227 |
fractalkine | 166.84 ± 81.77 | 43.29 ± 23.00 | 25.27 ± 7.13 | WP vs L-WF WP vs L-LF L-WF vs L-LF | < 0.0001 < 0.0001 0.5774 |