Table 2 Concentration of humoral factors.

From: Potential humoral mediators of remote ischemic preconditioning in patients undergoing surgical coronary revascularization

parameter

protocol

original data

parameter

protocol

data normalized to baseline

baseline

after placebo/RIPC

before ischemic cardioplegic arrest

after ischemic cardioplegic arrest

after placebo/RIPC

before ischemic cardioplegic arrest

after ischemic cardioplegic arrest

Apo-A1 [ng/mL]

RIPC

408 ± 36

365 ± 42

364 ± 36

251 ± 32*,#

Apo-A1 [%]

RIPC

106 ± 23

108 ± 18

68 ± 9*,#

placebo

351 ± 35

337 ± 57

292 ± 35

164 ± 21*,#

placebo

115 ± 23

94 ± 12

55 ± 10*,#

EPO [pg/mL]

RIPC

22 ± 2

22 ± 2

20 ± 2

22 ± 3

EPO [%]

RIPC

134 ± 35

105 ± 26

103 ± 19

placebo

28±3

26 ± 3

22 ± 3

21 ± 3

placebo

100 ± 15

84 ± 11

77 ± 9

GDF-11 [fg/mL]

RIPC

6836 ± 1544

5678 ± 1031

6104 ± 1174

15244 ±  2244*,#

GDF-11 [%]

RIPC

99 ± 17

106 ± 17

275 ± 54*,#

placebo

5314 ± 633

5960 ± 771

6329 ± 852

9764 ± 1303*,#,+

placebo

126 ± 19

142 ± 22

219 ± 34*,#

GHRH [fg/mL]

RIPC

1694 ± 56

1636 ± 52

1656 ± 48

1621 ± 59

GHRH [%]

RIPC

99 ± 4

100 ± 4

98 ± 4

placebo

1538 ± 55

1664 ± 59

1699 ± 54

1636 ± 48

placebo

109 ± 2+

113 ± 4*,+

109 ± 4*,+

GHRP [fg/mL]

RIPC

998 ± 189

1008 ± 208

1220 ± 236

1096 ± 187

GHRP [%]

RIPC

275 ± 180

338 ± 187

123 ± 18

placebo

1211 ± 263

1147 ± 240

1120 ± 236

1117 ± 145

placebo

120 ± 16

137 ± 18

225 ± 37

GLP-1 [pg/mL]

RIPC

1.5 ± 0.2

1.4 ± 0.2

1.5 ± 0.2

2.2 ± 0.2*,#

GLP-1 [%]

RIPC

93 ± 3

103 ± 7

173 ± 17*,#

placebo

1.5 ± 0.2

1.5 ± 0.2

1.6 ± 0.2

2.4 ± 0.2*,#

placebo

107 ± 8

122 ± 16

201 ± 29*,#

GH [pg/mL]

RIPC

830 ± 146

323 ± 85*

221 ± 44*

882 ± 158#

GH [%]

RIPC

60 ± 19

153 ± 99

500 ± 327*

placebo

510 ± 125

401 ± 124

320 ± 93

1059 ± 270*,#

placebo

127 ± 33

305 ± 116

820 ± 221*,#

HIF-1α [fg/mL]

RIPC

18 ± 2

16 ± 3

17 ± 2

17 ± 2

HIF-1α [%]

RIPC

101 ± 20

102 ± 12

101 ± 10

placebo

19 ± 3

21 ± 5

20 ± 5

22 ± 6

placebo

133 ± 17

130 ± 18

159 ± 33

IL-1α [pg/mL]

RIPC

12 ± 2

20 ± 2

16 ± 2

25 ±  6*,#

IL-1α [%]

RIPC

280 ± 56*

235 ± 96*

298 ± 71*

placebo

18 ± 3

18 ± 2

15 ± 3

16 ± 3+

placebo

97 ± 15+

97 ± 16+

135 ± 40+

IL-1β [fg/mL]

RIPC

746 ± 220

734 ± 210

881 ± 223

1630 ± 316*,#

IL-1β [%]

RIPC

220 ± 94

251 ± 75

517 ± 173*,#

placebo

631 ± 97

752 ± 100

739 ± 103

1367 ± 222*,#

placebo

169 ± 28

178 ± 46

337 ± 66*

IL-2 [fg/mL]

RIPC

4936 ± 440

6205 ± 735

5391 ± 601

5908 ± 685

IL-2 [%]

RIPC

143 ± 27

160 ± 44

189 ± 53*

placebo

7040 ± 1326

7291 ± 1000

5114 ± 458

7351 ± 1098

placebo

132 ± 21

103 ± 14

211 ± 59*,#

IL-6 [fg/mL]

RIPC

4108 ± 715

4133 ± 664

5498 ± 947

14633 ± 941*,#

IL-6 [%]

RIPC

105 ± 6

166 ± 23

588 ± 92*,#

placebo

6239 ± 882

6169 ± 890

6251 ± 789

16572 ± 1200*,#

placebo

99 ± 2

129 ± 16

439 ± 85*,#,+

IL-8 [pg/mL]

RIPC

14 ± 1

14 ± 1

18 ± 3

59 ± 12*,#

IL-8 [%]

RIPC

100 ± 2

125 ± 22

441 ± 65*,#

placebo

16 ± 2

15 ± 2

18 ± 3

49 ± 9*,#,+

placebo

100 ± 4

122 ± 20

367 ± 42*,#

IL-10 [fg/mL]

RIPC

3449 ± 826

3943 ± 1034

11320 ± 5458

56674 ± 1921*,#

IL-10 [%]

RIPC

107 ± 7

324 ± 129

2227 ± 792*,#

placebo

2875 ± 419

3096 ± 487

3827 ± 884

57356 ± 1216*,#

placebo

109 ± 11

146 ± 23

3120 ± 1007*,#

IL-15 [fg/mL]

RIPC

4380 ± 280

4312 ± 324

3933 ± 258

4832 ± 300#

IL-15 [%]

RIPC

102 ± 6

93 ± 6

117 ± 9#

placebo

5253 ± 690

5633 ± 566

5218 ± 682

6234 ± 613*,#

placebo

120 ± 14

108 ± 14

134 ± 19*,#

IL-17 [pg/mL]

RIPC

20 ± 2

28 ± 2

32 ± 4*

35 ± 5*

IL-17 [%]

RIPC

174 ± 24

212 ± 51*

266 ± 69*

placebo

28 ± 3

29 ± 4

32 ± 7

36 ± 9

placebo

120 ± 18

103 ± 18+

143 ± 32+

IL-33 [fg/mL]

RIPC

3997 ± 544

5178 ± 525

5983 ± 665

19054 ± 1826*,#

IL-33 [%]

RIPC

146 ± 15

178 ± 23

615 ± 92*,#

placebo

3679 ± 530

5454 ± 675

7059 ± 1587*

21732 ± 1888*,#

placebo

153 ± 13

190 ± 40

633 ± 72*,#

leptin [pg/mL]

RIPC

56 ± 9

49 ± 9

43 ± 8

40 ± 1

leptin [%]

RIPC

88 ± 3*

74 ± 3*

67 ± 3*,#

placebo

73 ± 23

65 ± 23

50 ± 11*

48 ± 8*

placebo

86 ± 3*

77 ± 3*

72 ± 4*

pentraxin-3 [pg/mL]

RIPC

804 ± 137

808 ± 129

1002 ± 1211

3453 ± 281*,#

pentraxin-3 [%]

RIPC

106 ± 4

160 ± 16

697 ± 104*,#

placebo

1061 ± 204

982 ± 160

1240 ± 162

4745 ± 831*,#,+

placebo

99 ± 5

159 ± 23

928 ± 239*,#

prolactin [ng/mL]

RIPC

34 ± 3

44 ± 4

52 ± 5*

58 ± 7*

prolactin [%]

RIPC

158 ± 31

208 ± 56*

233 ± 51*

placebo

48 ± 4+

60 ± 6+

61 ± 7

52 ± 7

placebo

138 ± 30

143 ± 35

119 ± 29+

RNase-1 [pg/mL]

RIPC

663 ± 150

464 ± 94

728 ± 100

1744 ± 120*,#

RNase-1 [%]

RIPC

93 ± 10

200 ± 37

405 ± 69*,#

placebo

477 ± 37

460 ± 82

795 ± 94*

1627 ± 241*,#

placebo

131 ± 20

244 ± 33*

519 ± 96*,#

SDF-1α [pg/mL]

RIPC

2270 ± 94

2197 ± 99

2766 ± 126*

2846 ± 98*

SDF-1α [%]

RIPC

97 ± 1

123 ± 4*

127 ± 3*

placebo

2382 ± 102

2327 ± 97

2881 ± 105*

2922 ± 120*

placebo

98 ± 2

124 ± 5*

126 ± 5*

surviving [pg/mL]

RIPC

36 ± 9

46 ± 7

34 ± 3

58 ± 1

surviving [%]

RIPC

227 ± 51

152 ± 25

313 ± 57

placebo

45 ± 7

56 ± 9

51 ± 8

90 ± 8*,#,+

placebo

151 ± 28

193 ± 56

472 ± 277*,#

thymosin-β4 [ng/mL]

RIPC

349 ± 29

322 ± 25

285 ± 22

280 ± 31

thymosin-β4 [%]

RIPC

96 ± 4

90 ± 7

99 ± 15

placebo

364 ± 46

371 ± 39

362 ± 42

316 ± 27

placebo

110 ± 9

109 ± 8

105 ± 11

TNF-α [fg/mL]

RIPC

2973 ± 744

3107 ± 737

3259 ± 800

4301 ± 744*,#

TNF-α [%]

RIPC

108 ± 3

116 ± 6

198 ± 42*,#

placebo

2892 ± 580

3105 ± 566

2772 ± 265

3827 ± 450*,#

placebo

111 ± 3

116 ± 7

166 ± 19*,#

  1. Data are mean  ±  standard error of the mean. Concentrations of all humoral factors were analyzed by 2-way (group, time) ANOVA for repeated measures followed by Fisher’s post hoc tests. *p < 0.05 versus baseline, #p < 0.05 versus before ischemic cardioplegic arrest, +p < 0.05 versus RIPC. Apolipoprotein A1 (Apo-A1), erythropoietin (EPO), growth differentiation factor-11 (GDF-11), growth hormone (GH), growth hormone-releasing peptide (GHRP), glucagon like peptide-1 (GLP-1), hypoxia inducible factor 1α (HIF-1α), interleukin (IL), remote ischemic preconditioning (RIPC), ribonuclease A (RNase-1), stromal cell derived factor-1 α (SDF-1α), tumor necrosis factor-α (TNF-α).