Table 2 Plasma levels of mir-146a and hematological parameters before and after treatment in ALL.

From: Circulating miR-146a expression as a non-invasive predictive biomarker for acute lymphoblastic leukemia

Parameter

Normal (n = 24)

Pre-treatment (n = 20)

Post-treatment (n = 20)

P-value

Hb (g/dL)

13.50 ± 0.79

7.24 ± 2.19

11.32 ± 1.316

< 0.0001

RBCs (106/µL)

4.364 ± 0.51

2.917 ± 0.91

3.953 ± 0.44

< 0.0001

HCT (%)

41.31 ± 2.55

29.81 ± 14.60

35.09 ± 4.55

< 0.0001

MCV (fl)

86.95 ± 5.63

80.20 ± 13.28

86.75 ± 4.67

0.0143

MCH (pg)

30.30 ± 2.67

23.87 ± 5.72

30.31 ± 2.62

< 0.0001

MCHC (g/dL)

33.63 ± 1.67

33.76 ± 7.46

34.08 ± 1.89

0.1738

WBCs (109/L)

8.224 ± 1.87

45.51 ± 78.73

9.441 ± 5.51

< 0.0001

Lymphocytes (%)

31.08 ± 8.70

79.76 ± 9.83

27.71 ± 6.15

< 0.0001

Neutrophils (%)

50.3 ± 10.05

16.37 ± 8.24

50.65 ± 11.2

< 0.0001

Mixed cells (%)

18.62 ± 10.42

3.868 ± 2.68

21.79 ± 12.03

< 0.0001

Platelets (109/L)

299.7 ± 81.45

50.01 ± 35.9

289.2 ± 141.2

< 0.0001

Plasma mir-146a (Fold change)

1.365 ± 1.03

34.71 ± 15.26

0.9946 ± 0.83

< 0.0001

  1. The values are mean ± SD (standard deviation). P-values are significant at < 0.05.