Table 4 Concentration of bioactive factors presented in the lipid phase of human milk during the first 6 months of lactation [pg/ml]
From: Distribution of bioactive factors in human milk samples
Factors | Lipid phase [L] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Water fraction [L-WF] | Lipid fraction [L-LF] | |||||
1–3 months | 4–6 months | p- values 1–3 vs 4–6 mo | 1–3 months | 4–6 months | p- values 1–3 vs 4–6 mo | |
CD40 | 22.87 ± 7.36 | 34.11 ± 6.67 | 0.019 | 22.98 ± 7.87 | 29.80 ± 0.01 | 0.1330 |
EGF | 828.48 ± 480.11 | 1851.26 ± 456.69 | < 0.0001 | 375.25 ± 129.18 | 669.11 ± 197.70 | < 0.0001 |
MCP-1 | 13.02 ± 3.49 | 21.41 ± 9.71 | 0.0245 | 5.07 ± 0.69 | 10.67 ± 6.01 | 0.0020 |
RANTES | 3.13 ± 0.73 | 4.34 ± 0.59 | < 0.0001 | 3.65 ± 1.86 | 2.37 ± 0.0 | 0.2031 |